Langston vs Landon

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

Name A

Langston

Boy name · Rank #911

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Name B

Landon

Boy name · Rank #106

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Metric Langston Landon
Current Rank #911 #106
Total Births (all years) 7,319 186,603
Peak Year 2016 2010
Peak Year Births 405 10,483
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Langston Landon
1880s - 35
1890s - 42
1900s - 47
1910s 55 223
1920s 78 357
1930s 87 477
1940s 135 318
1950s 94 337
1960s 92 682
1970s 145 1,912
1980s 226 5,966
1990s 562 12,510
2000s 1,134 61,132
2010s 2,936 79,325
2020s 1,775 23,240

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Langston Landon
2014 317 8,249
2015 365 7,948
2016 405 7,046
2017 375 6,358
2018 359 5,860
2019 379 5,512
2020 367 4,783
2021 343 4,606
2022 320 4,032
2023 261 3,655
2024 257 3,324
2025 227 2,840

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, 1912–2025.

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