Landen
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning long hill or open grassy hill; a spelling variant of Landon.
Baby Names Arena rank
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needs 5 head-to-heads
Win rate
45%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
How Landen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #342 |
| 2016 | #391 |
| 2017 | #413 |
| 2018 | #472 |
| 2019 | #485 |
| 2020 | #588 |
| 2021 | #622 |
| 2022 | #748 |
| 2023 | #810 |
| 2024 | #813 |
Landen by the numbers
Landen was given to 755 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,976 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Landen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Landynlong hill or open grassy hill; a modern respelling of Landon626 in the US (2017)
- Lindenlinden tree; associated with lime trees181 in the US (2017)
- Lyndenlinden tree valley; a form of Lyndon75 in the US (2017)
- Landinlong hill; a form of Landon65 in the US (2017)
- Landanlong hill; open grassy hill; a form of Landon54 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Landen
Names that are said the same way as Landen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Landynn18 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Landen, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Braydonbroad hill; modern spelling of Braden338 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Landen
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