Fun Facts About the Name Landis
- More than 2 thousand babies named Landis: U.S. records list 2,559 babies given the name Landis from 1880 through 2025. Even 261 girls received the name Landis - about 1 girl for every 9 boys.
What Does the Name Landis Mean?
Landis is a surname of Swiss German origin, and its meaning is not fully settled. The most common explanation is that it is a topographic name from Middle High German lant 'land,' used for someone who lived on or held a particular piece of land. In that reading it could be rendered 'of the land' or 'dweller on the land.'
A competing explanation treats the name as a short form or derivative of a Germanic personal name beginning with the element Land-, such as Landolf, or as a habitational name from a Swiss place name. The ending -is may reflect Swiss German dialect or a genitive form, but its exact force is uncertain. Because these derivations are not definitively resolved, the safest short statement is that the meaning is uncertain.
Landis Name History & Origins
The surname Landis is documented in German-speaking Switzerland, where it is associated especially with Swiss Anabaptist and Mennonite families. A notable early bearer was Hans Landis, a Swiss Anabaptist minister who was executed in Zurich in 1614. The surname is also found among Mennonite families in the Palatinate and in North America.
In the 18th century, some families bearing the name emigrated from Switzerland and the Palatinate to Pennsylvania and other American colonies. There the surname became part of the Pennsylvania Dutch, or German-speaking, population. In the United States, the surname is also familiar from Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866 - 1944), a federal judge who became the first Commissioner of Baseball; his family was of Swiss Mennonite descent.
As a first name, Landis is a transferred use of the surname, a pattern common in English-speaking countries. It is uncommon as a given name and appears mainly in the United States. In Switzerland and Germany, the name is primarily a family name.
How Popular is the Name Landis?
Landis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #1,258 in 1945.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #18,025 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,344 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #13,134 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,157 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #11,283 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #18,790 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,552 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #7,423 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #9,926 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #16,777 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #12,543 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,913 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #8,076 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #14,756 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #12,616 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,112 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,149 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #14,189 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,761 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #9,835 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,705 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #8,129 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #11,309 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #11,153 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #9,752 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #10,603 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #8,688 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #6,195 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,370 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,295 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #5,017 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #5,024 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #5,335 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #4,918 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #4,449 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,996 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,463 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #6,036 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #4,988 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #4,047 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #5,913 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #4,955 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #3,680 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2018 | #4,060 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #3,346 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #3,335 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #4,821 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #3,275 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2013 | #3,377 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #3,085 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #3,563 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #3,679 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #3,777 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #3,394 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #3,353 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #2,911 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #3,207 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #3,335 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #4,358 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #3,866 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #3,282 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #3,191 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #4,090 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #3,451 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #2,791 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #3,490 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,510 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #3,690 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #2,833 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #3,683 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #2,650 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #2,586 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #2,660 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #2,071 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #2,093 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #2,333 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #2,202 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #2,074 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #2,625 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #2,562 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #2,459 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #3,357 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #1,888 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #2,045 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #3,303 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,388 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #4,584 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #2,622 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #2,664 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #2,378 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #2,242 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #1,825 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #1,952 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #1,997 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #2,551 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,554 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,422 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #1,597 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1963 | #1,932 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #2,452 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #2,189 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #1,716 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1959 | #1,894 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #2,586 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #1,868 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #1,556 | 26 | 0.0012% |
| 1955 | #1,938 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1954 | #1,423 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1953 | #1,804 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1952 | #2,327 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #1,420 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1950 | #1,562 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1949 | #1,793 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #1,447 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1947 | #1,382 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1946 | #1,455 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1945 | #1,258 | 28 | 0.0021% |
| 1944 | #2,042 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1943 | #1,511 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1942 | #2,102 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #1,561 | 20 | 0.0016% |
| 1940 | #1,662 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1939 | #1,922 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1938 | #2,041 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1937 | #3,052 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #2,236 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #1,383 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1934 | #2,339 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,645 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #2,259 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #2,779 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #2,134 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1929 | #2,687 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #2,962 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #1,993 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1926 | #1,634 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1925 | #2,679 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #1,437 | 28 | 0.0025% |
| 1923 | #1,727 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1922 | #1,994 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1921 | #1,948 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1920 | #1,619 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1919 | #2,437 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,334 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1917 | #2,140 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #1,815 | 17 | 0.0019% |
| 1915 | #2,126 | 13 | 0.0015% |
| 1914 | #2,797 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #2,390 | 7 | 0.0014% |
| 1912 | #2,429 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #1,735 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1907 | #1,270 | 6 | 0.0041% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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