Langston

Boy name

Langston has been given to 7,664 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #1,000 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Old English lang (“long, tall”) + stan (“stone”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,664

Peak year

2016 (425 babies)

Rank in 2025

#1,000 for boys

First recorded

1912

10-year trend

▼ -39%

Gender split

5% girls / 95% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Langston.

7,628 babies since 1910

7,621 babies since 1970

7,708 babies since 2004

7,715 babies since 1976

7,728 babies since 1917

7,789 babies since 1984

7,460 babies since 1969

7,442 babies since 1975

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