| Landon | Ralph | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Long hill | counsel wolf |
| Origin | English | english |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | LAN-dun | RALF |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1882 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2010 (10,483) | 1921 (8,860) |
| In 2025 | 2,840 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Landon | Ralph |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 23,240 | 1,113 |
| 2010s | 79,325 | 1,978 |
| 2000s | 61,132 | 2,779 |
| 1990s | 12,510 | 4,474 |
| 1980s | 5,966 | 7,998 |
| 1970s | 1,912 | 14,755 |
| 1960s | 682 | 34,190 |
| 1950s | 337 | 60,440 |
| 1940s | 318 | 64,983 |
| 1930s | 477 | 63,802 |
| 1920s | 357 | 84,466 |
| 1910s | 223 | 52,522 |
| 1900s | 47 | 9,298 |
| 1890s | 42 | 6,951 |
| 1880s | 35 | 4,269 |
Landon comes from an English surname and place name meaning “long hill.” A surname-name, it climbed the US charts through the 2000s.
Contracted from the Germanic/Old Norse name Radulf (Radulfr, Old English Raedwulf), combining 'rad' ('counsel, advice') and 'wulf/ulfr' ('wolf'), hence 'counsel wolf'.
Landon is more popular than Ralph today: about 2,840 US babies were given the name Landon in 2025, compared with 0 named Ralph.
Landon means Long hill (English origin), while Ralph means counsel wolf (english origin).
In US records, Landon first appears in 1882 and Ralph in 0, so Ralph has the longer recorded history.