Given name & surname
Landry
“of the rough terrain”
Landry is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “of the rough terrain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “of the rough terrain.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Landry through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,721
- 5,879 boys · 5,842 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 613 babies
- 2025
- 508
- #935 for girls · #996 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 43% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 279 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 935 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 351 in 2018. It also appeared in 229 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (61). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,615 as a first name in 2020; 37,904 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Landry’s family of names
Landry has a related form in Lander. Landry has a related form in Landri. Landry has a related form in Landrie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Landry
- Landry NguémoCameroonian and French footballer (1985-2024)
- Landry FieldsAmerican basketball player (born 1988)
- Landry BenderAmerican actressborn 2000
- Landry BonnefoiFrench footballer (born 1983)
- Landry ShametAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
- Landry DimataBelgian association football playerborn 1997
- Landry MulemoDemocratic Republic of the Congo footballerborn 1986
- Landry of ParisFrench bishop and saint700–656
- Landry ChauvinFrench association football manager (born 1968)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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