Recorded 1914–1963 Boys' name Peak 1943 81 births

Langford — boys' name

81 babies named Langford in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s221930s161940s141950s51960s12
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Langford was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

7 babies were named Langford in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Langford

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Langford between 1914 and 1963, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Langford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Langford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Langford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Langford 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 81 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.

Langford at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

81

Since 1914

50 years of records

Peak year

1943

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1914

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1963

Langford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1914

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1943)
7
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19631952194319321929192719151914 6

Langford by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
22 births that decade — 27% of Langford's all-time total
1910s121920s221930s161940s141950s51960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Langford?
81 babies have been named Langford since 1914. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1943 with 7 births.
When was Langford most popular?
Langford was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Langford been used?
Langford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 50 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Langford?
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.

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, 1914–1963 (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.