Landry is a unisex name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Landry means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Landry across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Landry has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Landry is a unisex name of Germanic origin meaning “ruler of the land”. A surname from a Germanic personal name, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,721 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Landry per year, United States (1917 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (613/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (3/yr).
Landry has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #999 nationally (given to 613 babies that year).
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