Landon is originally English in origin, consisting of two elements – lang meaning “long” and dun ‘‘hill’’.
He’s also believed to have derived from a place name, describing a settlement established close to a “long hill”. The name would later be assigned to one who stayed on such a landscape to serve as form of recognition.
The name Landon showed up on the American naming graphs around the turn of the 20th century -although only a handful of American parents would use it.
Then something interesting happened in 1936. Turns out it was an election year and Landon experienced noticeable moderate success, popularized by Alf Landon who was the Republican nominee on the presidential election.
For the brief period (1935-1937), Landon experienced sudden rise usage, then disappeared almost completely from radar. He would later resurface in 1962 and has been on upward trajectory ever since.
Landon achieved his peak of success in 2003, closing in on the 100 top most favored boy names for the first time.
Today, Landon seems to have gained steady ground. He has featured in the top 10 favorite once and 19 times on the top hundred list in the US.