Langston is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Langston is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,000 among boys (227) and #12,609 among girls (7) — overall #2,001 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 234 | 234 | #12,609 | #1,000 |
| 2024 | 263 | 263 | #14,470 | #910 |
| 2023 | 270 | 270 | #10,798 | #892 |
| 2022 | 329 | 329 | #10,854 | #789 |
| 2021 | 349 | 349 | #14,471 | #743 |
| 2020 | 376 | 376 | #10,753 | #694 |
| 2019 | 391 | 391 | #8,874 | #679 |
| 2018 | 375 | 375 | #7,272 | #682 |
| 2017 | 391 | 391 | #7,272 | #677 |
| 2016 | 425 | 425 | #6,308 | #652 |
| 2015 | 384 | 384 | #6,608 | #689 |
| 2014 | 341 | 341 | #5,559 | #748 |
| 2013 | 243 | 243 | #4,298 | #958 |
| 2012 | 194 | 194 | #5,646 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 208 | 208 | #4,632 | #1,065 |
| 2010 | 209 | 209 | #4,920 | #1,078 |
| 2009 | 202 | 202 | #4,883 | #1,080 |
| 2008 | 213 | 213 | #5,515 | #1,027 |
| 2007 | 154 | 154 | #9,894 | #1,240 |
| 2006 | 104 | 104 | #16,247 | #1,531 |
| 2005 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,357 |
| 2004 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,545 |
| 2003 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,396 |
| 2002 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,454 |
| 2001 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,493 |
| 2000 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,632 |
| 1999 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,636 |
| 1998 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,592 |
| 1997 | 73 | — | — | #1,475 |
| 1996 | 43 | — | — | #2,038 |
| 1995 | 66 | — | — | #1,471 |
| 1994 | 54 | — | — | #1,685 |
| 1993 | 53 | — | — | #1,674 |
| 1992 | 57 | — | — | #1,560 |
| 1991 | 44 | — | — | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 40 | — | — | #1,924 |
| 1989 | 28 | — | — | #2,391 |
| 1988 | 31 | — | — | #2,072 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | — | #2,903 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | — | #2,572 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | — | #3,024 |
| 1984 | 21 | — | — | #2,406 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | — | #2,859 |
| 1982 | 29 | — | — | #1,918 |
| 1981 | 29 | — | — | #1,928 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | — | #2,797 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | — | #2,850 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,032 |
| 1977 | 20 | — | — | #2,320 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,228 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,806 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | — | #2,413 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | — | #3,138 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | — | #1,854 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,175 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,809 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | — | #2,492 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | — | #3,004 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,295 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,275 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | — | #2,706 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | — | #3,169 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | — | #2,611 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,852 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #3,006 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | — | #2,083 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,446 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | — | #2,070 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,791 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | — | #2,888 |
| 1955 | 11 | — | — | #2,501 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,859 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | — | #3,280 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | — | #2,213 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,224 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,680 |
| 1949 | 18 | — | — | #1,794 |
| 1948 | 18 | — | — | #1,788 |
| 1947 | 20 | — | — | #1,714 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | — | #1,992 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | — | #1,824 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,787 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | — | #2,233 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | — | #2,618 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #3,010 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | — | #3,305 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,368 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,569 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,054 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | — | #1,798 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | — | #1,976 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | — | #2,872 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | — | #2,746 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,074 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | — | #2,898 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,522 |
| 1926 | 14 | — | — | #2,257 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #3,039 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | — | #3,389 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | — | #3,323 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,404 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #4,120 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | — | #2,287 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,969 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,630 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | — | #2,499 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,127 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,525 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | — | #1,747 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,430 |