| Landon | Carter | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Long hill | Cart driver |
| Origin | English | English |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | LAN-dun | KAR-ter |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1882 | 1881 |
| Peak year | 2010 (10,483) | 2015 (10,814) |
| In 2025 | 2,840 | 6,024 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Landon | Carter |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 23,240 | 39,334 |
| 2010s | 79,325 | 95,261 |
| 2000s | 61,132 | 52,320 |
| 1990s | 12,510 | 9,725 |
| 1980s | 5,966 | 1,680 |
| 1970s | 1,912 | 1,359 |
| 1960s | 682 | 1,345 |
| 1950s | 337 | 1,612 |
| 1940s | 318 | 1,340 |
| 1930s | 477 | 863 |
| 1920s | 357 | 881 |
| 1910s | 223 | 680 |
| 1900s | 47 | 199 |
| 1890s | 42 | 134 |
| 1880s | 35 | 100 |
Landon comes from an English surname and place name meaning “long hill.” A surname-name, it climbed the US charts through the 2000s.
Carter is an English occupational surname for one who drives or makes carts.
Carter is more popular than Landon today: about 6,024 US babies were given the name Carter in 2025, compared with 2,840 named Landon.
Landon means Long hill (English origin), while Carter means Cart driver (English origin).
In US records, Landon first appears in 1882 and Carter in 1881, so Carter has the longer recorded history.