US rank #9925 Boys' name Peak 2005 1,156 births

Langdon — #9925 US boys' name

1,156 babies named Langdon in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s621920s1041930s641940s891950s611960s621970s751980s551990s932000s2282010s2132020s50
#9925
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Langdon was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

33 babies were named Langdon in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Langdon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,156 babies named Langdon between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Langdon currently holds the #9925 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Langdon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Langdon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Langdon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Langdon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,156 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Langdon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,156

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2005

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,925

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Langdon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
33
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
010203040 202420111998198319681951193719231911 5

Langdon popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1999 (Langdon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20081999 5

Langdon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
228 births that decade — 20% of Langdon's all-time total
1910s621920s1041930s641940s891950s611960s621970s751980s551990s932000s2282010s2132020s50

Langdon by state

Where Langdon concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Langdon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 0.4%
North Carolina share of Langdon's total US births 0.4%

5 of 1,156 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Langdon?
1,156 babies have been named Langdon since 1911. It currently ranks #9925 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 33 births.
When was Langdon most popular?
Langdon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Langdon most popular?
The top states for the name Langdon are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Langdon been used?
Langdon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Langdon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Landon, Lance, Lane, Landen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.