Boys' name · since 1912
Langston
7,319 babies named Langston in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #999 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,319
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Langston is the #999 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,319 recorded since 1912.
Langston has 7,319 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #999 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,437 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #999 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,319 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Langston ranks #1,437 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #999 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,319 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #999 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,319
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Langston's 7,319 recorded births place it above 96.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Langston compares
7,319 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Langston's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Langston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,319 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 405 | 34 | 22,252 |
Langston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Langston splits its recorded history at 1971: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 405 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Langston popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 405
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Langston popularity over time - girls
345 total births recorded since 2006 (Langston as girls' name)
Langston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,936 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Langston's strongest decade.
2,936 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Langston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 55
1910s
55 births
- 1920s 78
1920s
78 births
- 1930s 87
1930s
87 births
- 1940s 135
1940s
135 births
- 1950s 94
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 92
1960s
92 births
- 1970s 145
1970s
145 births
- 1980s 226
1980s
226 births
- 1990s 562
1990s
562 births
- 2000s 1,134
2000s
1,134 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,936 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,775 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,936 births (40% of all-time use).
How Langston compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Langston's total volume
Langston by state
Where Langston concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 593 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 474 | 6.5% |
| #3 | California | | 402 | 5.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 303 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 244 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 244 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 223 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 187 | 2.6% |
593 of 7,319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Langston appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Langston's data
- Langston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,936 total births) through the 2020s (1,775) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Langstons (593 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Langston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Langston draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.