| Jack | Landon | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | God is gracious | Long hill |
| Origin | English | English |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | JAK | LAN-dun |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1882 |
| Peak year | 1927 (12,802) | 2010 (10,483) |
| In 2025 | 8,748 | 2,840 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Jack | Landon |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 53,384 | 23,240 |
| 2010s | 85,695 | 79,325 |
| 2000s | 95,512 | 61,132 |
| 1990s | 37,501 | 12,510 |
| 1980s | 15,944 | 5,966 |
| 1970s | 18,562 | 1,912 |
| 1960s | 35,593 | 682 |
| 1950s | 62,387 | 337 |
| 1940s | 73,919 | 318 |
| 1930s | 96,396 | 477 |
| 1920s | 115,983 | 357 |
| 1910s | 49,526 | 223 |
| 1900s | 9,222 | 47 |
| 1890s | 4,635 | 42 |
| 1880s | 2,684 | 35 |
Jack began as a medieval pet form of John and grew so common it became a word for “man” (as in “every man Jack”). Now a name in its own right, it is one of the most popular boys’ names in Britain and Ireland.
Landon comes from an English surname and place name meaning “long hill.” A surname-name, it climbed the US charts through the 2000s.
Jack is more popular than Landon today: about 8,748 US babies were given the name Jack in 2025, compared with 2,840 named Landon.
Jack means God is gracious (English origin), while Landon means Long hill (English origin).
In US records, Jack first appears in 1880 and Landon in 1882, so Jack has the longer recorded history.