Fun Facts About the Name Landry
- More than 11 thousand babies named Landry: U.S. records list 11,717 babies given the name Landry from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 5,841 girls received the name Landry.
What Does the Name Landry Mean?
Landry comes from the Germanic personal name Landric, formed from the elements land ("land") and rīk ("ruler, power"). Its literal sense is "ruler of the land" or "land ruler." The name is recorded in medieval Latin as Landricus and in Old French as Landri. The modern given name reaches English chiefly through the French surname Landry, which was formed from that personal name, so the given name and the surname carry the same underlying meaning.
Landry Name History & Origins
The Germanic personal name Landric was current in the Frankish lands, and it is preserved in the cult of Saint Landry (Landericus), bishop of Paris from about 650 to 661, who founded the Hôtel-Dieu, that city's oldest hospital. His feast day is December 10.
Personal names of this kind became hereditary family names, and Landry established itself as a French surname. It was carried to England in the centuries after the Norman Conquest, where the spellings Landry and Landrey both appear, and French colonists brought it to North America, above all to Acadia. After the Acadian deportation of 1755, Landry families resettled in Louisiana, where the surname remains common.
As a given name in the United States, Landry belongs to the broad practice of using surnames as first names. It is given to both boys and girls, and it also exists as a given name in French-speaking regions. The surname is familiar to many Americans through the football coach Tom Landry.
How Popular is the Name Landry?
Landry recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2012. Its best rank was #668 in 2012.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #935 | 279 | 0.0174% |
| 2024 | #1,186 | 200 | 0.0124% |
| 2023 | #1,149 | 212 | 0.0132% |
| 2022 | #1,031 | 248 | 0.0151% |
| 2021 | #964 | 269 | 0.0164% |
| 2020 | #883 | 303 | 0.0188% |
| 2019 | #913 | 290 | 0.0173% |
| 2018 | #778 | 351 | 0.0206% |
| 2017 | #793 | 347 | 0.0201% |
| 2016 | #862 | 327 | 0.0185% |
| 2015 | #924 | 297 | 0.0166% |
| 2014 | #974 | 274 | 0.0153% |
| 2013 | #1,061 | 235 | 0.0134% |
| 2012 | #1,007 | 252 | 0.0143% |
| 2011 | #1,135 | 216 | 0.0123% |
| 2010 | #1,172 | 208 | 0.0117% |
| 2009 | #1,233 | 202 | 0.0110% |
| 2008 | #1,501 | 156 | 0.0083% |
| 2007 | #1,442 | 164 | 0.0085% |
| 2006 | #1,536 | 143 | 0.0075% |
| 2005 | #1,510 | 138 | 0.0075% |
| 2004 | #1,401 | 149 | 0.0081% |
| 2003 | #1,827 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2002 | #2,298 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2001 | #2,025 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 2000 | #2,200 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 1999 | #2,519 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1998 | #2,263 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 1997 | #4,598 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #4,257 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #5,831 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #6,175 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #11,223 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #14,473 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #14,343 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,888 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #7,227 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #12,308 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #10,002 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #11,311 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #996 | 229 | 0.0134% |
| 2024 | #1,384 | 135 | 0.0079% |
| 2023 | #1,266 | 152 | 0.0089% |
| 2022 | #1,127 | 188 | 0.0108% |
| 2021 | #998 | 220 | 0.0126% |
| 2020 | #953 | 231 | 0.0134% |
| 2019 | #933 | 234 | 0.0130% |
| 2018 | #929 | 228 | 0.0126% |
| 2017 | #852 | 258 | 0.0139% |
| 2016 | #807 | 286 | 0.0151% |
| 2015 | #861 | 262 | 0.0137% |
| 2014 | #828 | 273 | 0.0142% |
| 2013 | #764 | 296 | 0.0157% |
| 2012 | #668 | 353 | 0.0186% |
| 2011 | #783 | 287 | 0.0151% |
| 2010 | #892 | 231 | 0.0120% |
| 2009 | #1,097 | 169 | 0.0085% |
| 2008 | #1,223 | 144 | 0.0071% |
| 2007 | #1,471 | 109 | 0.0053% |
| 2006 | #1,546 | 96 | 0.0047% |
| 2005 | #1,827 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 2004 | #1,526 | 88 | 0.0044% |
| 2003 | #1,585 | 80 | 0.0041% |
| 2002 | #1,674 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2001 | #1,570 | 77 | 0.0040% |
| 2000 | #1,440 | 86 | 0.0044% |
| 1999 | #2,085 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1998 | #2,115 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1997 | #2,479 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #2,004 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #1,823 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1994 | #2,206 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1993 | #2,150 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1992 | #2,071 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1991 | #2,442 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #2,351 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #2,229 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1988 | #2,282 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #1,852 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1986 | #2,261 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #3,159 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,203 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #3,338 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #2,305 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #2,460 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #2,583 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #3,711 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #3,525 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #2,738 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #4,715 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #3,807 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #2,744 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #2,797 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #2,752 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #1,959 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #2,689 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #3,211 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,125 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,404 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #2,898 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,847 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,491 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,007 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #4,352 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #2,328 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,752 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,712 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,649 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,045 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,985 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,777 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,073 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #2,284 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #2,535 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #2,776 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #3,363 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,995 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,100 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #2,462 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #3,334 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,749 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,033 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #3,121 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,237 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,819 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,410 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,550 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #2,622 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #3,271 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,721 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,659 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,588 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #4,299 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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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How the Name Landry Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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