Is Langston a boy or girl name?
Langston is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 256 boys were named Langston, so 2.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.6% of the 7,427 US babies named Langston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #909
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,420
- Babies named Langston since 1912
- 7,427
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 425 babies
Boys and girls named Langston, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 226 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 562 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,134 | 74 | 6.1% |
| 2010s | 2,936 | 225 | 7.1% |
| 2020s | 1,545 | 39 | 2.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 256 | #909 | 6 | #14,420 |
| 2023 | 261 | #892 | 9 | #10,779 |
| 2022 | 318 | #793 | 9 | #10,844 |
| 2021 | 343 | #742 | 6 | #14,463 |
| 2020 | 367 | #693 | 9 | #10,746 |
| 2019 | 379 | #678 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2018 | 359 | #682 | 16 | #7,268 |
| 2017 | 375 | #677 | 16 | #7,269 |
| 2016 | 405 | #652 | 20 | #6,306 |
| 2015 | 365 | #689 | 19 | #6,606 |
| 2014 | 317 | #748 | 24 | #5,559 |
| 2013 | 209 | #958 | 34 | #4,298 |
| 2012 | 170 | #1,099 | 24 | #5,646 |
| 2011 | 177 | #1,065 | 31 | #4,633 |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,077 | 29 | #4,920 |
| 2009 | 172 | #1,080 | 30 | #4,882 |
| 2008 | 187 | #1,027 | 26 | #5,515 |
| 2007 | 142 | #1,240 | 12 | #9,893 |
| 2006 | 98 | #1,531 | 6 | #16,247 |
| 2005 | 111 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 86 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 96 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 72 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 66 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 66 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 66 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 57 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 44 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,391 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,572 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,023 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,406 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,031 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,320 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,230 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,808 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,413 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,139 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,176 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,808 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,492 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,004 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,296 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,273 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,705 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,852 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,008 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,445 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,793 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,888 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,502 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,859 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,280 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,305 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,873 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,746 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,074 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,257 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,389 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,323 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,120 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,969 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,127 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,525 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,430 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Langston reached #652 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #4,298 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Langston
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.