Landry

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A few things about Landry you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Landry

Landry Nguémo

Cameroonian and French footballer (1985-2024)

Choose Landry and your child shares a first name with Landry Nguémo, a Cameroonian and French footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Landry, like who?” Landry Nguémo's Wikipedia article is available in 33 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland (www.a-middletonphotography.com), CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,760 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Landry, 279 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Landry would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLandry first shows up in US birth records in 1917, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 108 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2018, when it reached #778.
• 📈Then vs nowLandry is 4.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 25,253 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 5,760.
• 🍂TrendLandry has slipped 52 places over the last five years and now sits at #933. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLandry is most popular in Louisiana, where it ranks #170, followed by Alabama (#318) and Arkansas (#335). It's in the top 1,000 in 16 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlLandry is given to both boys and girls: 55% of the 508 babies named Landry in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Landry

Landry is a gender-neutral name of French and German origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-dry”. US birth records list Landry for girls from 1984 to 2025, in 40 of those 42 years. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked #778 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #933, with 279 babies. Of the 508 US babies named Landry in 2025, 55% were girls and 45% were boys.

Origin:French namesGerman names