Langston vs Lance

Side-by-side comparison of Langston and Lance — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Langston

Boy name · Rank #910

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Name B

Lance

Boy name · Rank #841

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Metric Langston Lance
Current Rank #910 #841
Total Births (all years) 7,089 105,563
Peak Year 2016 1970
Peak Year Births 405 4,160
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1899

Births by Decade

Decade Langston Lance
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 61
1910ss 55 184
1920ss 78 302
1930ss 87 868
1940ss 135 4,184
1950ss 94 9,720
1960ss 92 20,036
1970ss 145 21,797
1980ss 226 19,452
1990ss 562 12,100
2000ss 1,134 10,542
2010ss 2,936 4,783
2020ss 1,545 1,529

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Langston Lance
2014 317 512
2015 365 454
2016 405 438
2017 375 409
2018 359 394
2019 379 398
2020 367 315
2021 343 305
2022 318 319
2023 261 300
2024 256 290

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2024.

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