Lando is a distinctive choice, ranked #274 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lando in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#274
About the Name Lando
2024 marks Lando's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #274. The name has climbed 582 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2016.
Lando is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lando
Unlikely. With around 167 UK babies named Lando per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lando in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lando is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 582 places over the last five years to #274 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Lando is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Lando include: Dov Lando — Dov Lando is the rosh yeshiva of the Slabodka yeshiva of Bnei Brak along with Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, a rabbi of Chug Chazon Ish, and a member of the...; Ortensio Lando — Ortensio Lando or Landi was an Italian writer of satires and translations.; Maxim Lando — Maxim Lando is an American pianist..
Lando does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Landos in the wild.
167
UK babies named Lando (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 582 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lando
Likely around 1 other Lando in the class
UK Popularity (2016–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Dov Lando is the rosh yeshiva of the Slabodka yeshiva of Bnei Brak along with Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, a rabbi of Chug Chazon Ish, and a member of the directorate of the Board of Yeshivas. In his youth, he studied under Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz as well as at the yeshivot of Ponevezh and Hebron.
Lando was the Duke of Gaeta briefly in 1064–1065. He was appointed by Richard I and Jordan I, co-princes of Capua, after the revolt of William of Montreuil, who attempted to repudiate Richard's daughter and marry Maria of Gaeta.
Lando Conti was an Italian politician who served as Mayor of Florence. He was assassinated by the Red Brigades terrorist group, firing the period of far left and far right terrorism in Italy commonly referred to as the ™Years of Lead".
Lando (also known as Landus) was the pope from 913 until his death in 914. His short pontificate fell during an obscure period in papal and Roman history, the so-called Saeculum obscurum (904–964).