Langston
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #999 for boys in 2025, 227 births
Given to boys 95.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2016 · 405 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,319since 1912
Langston over time
Rank among boys' names. Langston has never cracked the top 600 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #999 | 227 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #909 | 257 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #890 | 261 |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | #788 | 320 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #742 | 343 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #694 | 367 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #677 | 379 |
| 2018 | #7,100 | 16 | #682 | 359 |
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | #677 | 375 |
| 2016 | #6,186 | 20 | #652 | 405 |
| 2015 | #6,452 | 19 | #687 | 365 |
| 2014 | #5,456 | 24 | #747 | 317 |
| 2013 | #4,243 | 34 | #955 | 209 |
| 2012 | #5,557 | 24 | #1,095 | 170 |
| 2011 | #4,568 | 31 | #1,063 | 177 |
| 2010 | #4,860 | 29 | #1,068 | 180 |
| 2009 | #4,805 | 30 | #1,078 | 172 |
| 2008 | #5,434 | 26 | #1,024 | 187 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #1,237 | 142 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #1,526 | 98 |
| 2005 | — | #1,354 | 111 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,542 | 86 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,391 | 96 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,447 | 88 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,481 | 82 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,629 | 72 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,624 | 66 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,585 | 66 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,468 | 73 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,017 | 43 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,467 | 66 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,664 | 54 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,662 | 53 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,546 | 57 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,798 | 44 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,909 | 40 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,359 | 28 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,035 | 31 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,838 | 18 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,510 | 21 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,364 | 21 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,787 | 16 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,890 | 29 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,899 | 29 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,729 | 17 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,857 | 9 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,270 | 20 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,012 | 8 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,659 | 9 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,013 | 11 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,819 | 24 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,415 | 13 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,966 | 5 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,617 | 10 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,539 | 11 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,042 | 16 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,026 | 16 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,798 | 9 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,435 | 11 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,743 | 9 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,143 | 7 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,066 | 7 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,758 | 18 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,696 | 20 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,949 | 14 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,182 | 12 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,130 | 6 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #1,757 | 16 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,932 | 14 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,638 | 9 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
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| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,936 | 9 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,260 | 8 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,869 | 6 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,231 | 14 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,423 | 11 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Langston! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1916, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Langston is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#183 · 1 in 639
- Mississippi#326 · 1 in 1,493
- Maryland#355 · 1 in 1,837
- Kansas#357 · 1 in 1,566
- South Carolina#378 · 1 in 1,928
Best ever in a state: #159 in District of Columbia, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #183 | 7 | 1 in 639 |
| Mississippi | #326 | 9 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Maryland | #355 | 15 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Kansas | #357 | 10 | 1 in 1,566 |
| South Carolina | #378 | 11 | 1 in 1,928 |
| Georgia | #390 | 26 | 1 in 2,068 |
| Louisiana | #402 | 13 | 1 in 1,889 |
| North Carolina | #428 | 22 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Alabama | #448 | 10 | 1 in 2,310 |
| Indiana | #466 | 14 | 1 in 2,541 |
| Virginia | #481 | 15 | 1 in 2,774 |
| Kentucky | #485 | 8 | 1 in 2,726 |
| Iowa | #498 | 6 | 1 in 2,539 |
| Oklahoma | #520 | 8 | 1 in 2,534 |
| Michigan | #529 | 15 | 1 in 3,183 |
| Illinois | #530 | 20 | 1 in 3,208 |
| Arkansas | #554 | 5 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Tennessee | #602 | 10 | 1 in 3,620 |
| Texas | #609 | 45 | 1 in 4,116 |
| Ohio | #623 | 14 | 1 in 4,237 |
| Washington | #667 | 9 | 1 in 4,115 |
| Missouri | #751 | 6 | 1 in 5,268 |
| Wisconsin | #759 | 5 | 1 in 5,385 |
| Pennsylvania | #777 | 9 | 1 in 6,581 |
| Florida | #789 | 16 | 1 in 6,121 |
| California | #843 | 29 | 1 in 7,713 |
| New York | #1,052 | 11 | 1 in 9,091 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Langston
- 90 spots since 2024 (#909 → #999)
- 305 spots since 2020 (#694 → #999)
- 312 spots since 2015 (#687 → #999)
- Biggest jump: 208 spots in 2014 (#955 → #747)
- Biggest drop: 102 spots in 2023 (#788 → #890)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2016 at #652 (405 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Highest: 1 in 4,686 boys born in 2016 were named Langston (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,525 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 40.1% of all boys named Langston (2,936) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 55 | #1,676 (1913) | #2,819 |
| 1920s | 78 | #2,186 (1926) | #2,920 |
| 1930s | 87 | #1,757 (1935) | #2,587 |
| 1940s | 135 | #1,696 (1947) | #2,137 |
| 1950s | 94 | #2,026 (1958) | #2,779 |
| 1960s | 92 | #2,042 (1960) | #3,002 |
| 1970s | 145 | #1,819 (1972) | #2,863 |
| 1980s | 226 | #1,890 (1982) | #2,435 |
| 1990s | 562 | #1,467 (1995) | #1,674 |
| 2000s | 1,134 | #1,024 (2008) | #1,371 |
| 2010s | 2,936 | #652 (2016) | #830 |
| 2020s | 1,775 | #694 (2020) | #837 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Langston in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 88,601 of them was named Langston, which outranked 67.2% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,985Zayana21
- #5,985Zaylynn21
- #5,985Zeniah21
- #6,186Langston20
- #6,186Aanika20
- #6,186Adair20
- #6,186Adelise20
- #6,401Abria19
- #6,401Adama19
- #6,401Addaleigh19
Tied with 214 names at #6,186; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 4,686 of them was named Langston, which outranked 95.4% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.