Langston vs Lane

Side-by-side comparison of Langston and Lane — 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

Lane

Boy name · Rank #261

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Metric Langston Lane
Current Rank #910 #261
Total Births (all years) 7,089 46,173
Peak Year 2016 2019
Peak Year Births 405 1,406
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Langston Lane
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 16
1900ss — 24
1910ss 55 177
1920ss 78 388
1930ss 87 565
1940ss 135 945
1950ss 94 1,993
1960ss 92 2,416
1970ss 145 1,578
1980ss 226 1,899
1990ss 562 7,028
2000ss 1,134 10,234
2010ss 2,936 12,167
2020ss 1,545 6,732

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Langston Lane
2014 317 1,200
2015 365 1,209
2016 405 1,231
2017 375 1,178
2018 359 1,212
2019 379 1,406
2020 367 1,370
2021 343 1,320
2022 318 1,338
2023 261 1,373
2024 256 1,331

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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