Boy name
Langston
Langston holds the #999 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 227 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #694 in 2020 to #999 today. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#652 nationally, 405 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1912. The name's biggest fan base is in Oklahoma (#395 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#999
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#652
in 2016 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
227
boys named Langston
Langston popularity, 1880–2025
Where Langston is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oklahoma (#395), Alabama (#525), Arkansas (#555)
Uniqueness score
53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Langston in the most recent year of SSA data.