boy's name
Langston
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 7,692
the United States
#999
2025 births
Langston is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 234 babies in the United States, ranking #999. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2016, when 425 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,168 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Langston over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 55 |
| 1920s | 78 |
| 1930s | 87 |
| 1940s | 135 |
| 1950s | 94 |
| 1960s | 92 |
| 1970s | 145 |
| 1980s | 226 |
| 1990s | 562 |
| 2000s | 1,208 |
| 2010s | 3,161 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,821 |
How popular is Langston?
In 2025, Langston was given to 234 babies in the United States, ranking #999 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Langston is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Langston
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Langston also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Langston over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Langston
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Langston — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Langston
How popular is the name Langston?
In 2025, Langston was given to 234 babies in the United States, ranking #999 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Langston a girl's or a boy's name?
Langston is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Langston?
Langston has 2 syllables.
When was Langston most popular?
Langston peaked in 2016, when 425 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Langston a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Langston currently ranks #999 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.