Landry
- Pronunciation
- [Lan-dry]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Ruler
- Origin
- Anglo
About the Name Landry
Landry is a name of Frankish and Anglo-Norman origin built on the Germanic elements land, "land," and ric, "ruler" or "power" — hence its traditional sense of "ruler." It comes down through medieval France as both a personal name and a surname, carried into the English-speaking world by Norman influence, and like many such heritage surnames it has been reborn in modern America as an appealing first name with a soft, melodic finish.
That surname-as-first-name trend carried Landry onto the national charts in the 2010s, part of a broader vogue for last-name-style boy names with a Southern, genteel ring. It first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2010, reached its peak just two years later in 2012 at #668, and held on through 2021, where it stood at #998 following ranks of #953 and #933 in the years before — a long, gentle plateau before it edged out of the rankings.
Pronounced Lan-dry, the name has a smart two-syllable lilt that reads as gentle yet grounded, and it works comfortably for boys and girls alike. Its blend of old French roots and contemporary, last-name-first styling gives it a modern Southern charm that has won it a devoted following, with the easy nickname Lan coming naturally. For parents seeking a name that feels both established and freshly stylish, Landry strikes that balance with quiet confidence.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Landry
US Popularity History (2010–2025)
Annual US births named Landry by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2012 with 353 boys named Landry (boy rank #668 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #996 for boys (229 US births). That's 328 places below its 2012 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Landry Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Landry the strongest states are Mississippi, Nebraska, Louisiana.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | #842 | 48 |
| 2 | Georgia | #821 | 54 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | #814 | 39 |
| 4 | North Carolina | #792 | 74 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | #783 | 28 |
| 6 | Ohio | #769 | 90 |
| 7 | Minnesota | #714 | 21 |
| 8 | Missouri | #708 | 70 |
| 9 | Indiana | #700 | 54 |
| 10 | Texas | #694 | 319 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Landry in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Landry to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Landry against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).