How Many People Are Named Langston?
An estimated 7,048 people in the United States have the first name Langston. It is predominantly male (95.4%). The average bearer is 16 years old, and Langston peaked in popularity in 2016 with 425 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Langston as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Langston paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Langston is overwhelmingly male, 338 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Langston is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,048
About 1 in 48,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.4% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2016
425 births
Total Registered
7,427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Langston
Langston is predominantly male (95.4%), though 338 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Langston as a male name
Ranked #909 in 2024
256 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (405 births)
Langston as a female name
Ranked #14,420 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (34 births)
Langston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Langston span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,161 babies were registered. While Langston is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Langston by Decade
How has Langston tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Langston by State
Birth registrations for Langston span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, California. The lowest are in Nevada, Nebraska, Oregon. On average, about 133 Langstons were registered per state.
Langston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Langston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Langston
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Langston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Langston?
We estimate approximately 7,048 people named Langston are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 48,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Langston a common name?
Langston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Langston most popular?
Langston reached peak popularity in 2016, when 425 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Langston is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Langston a male name?
Langston is predominantly male. 95.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Langston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Langston Smith, Langston Johnson, Langston Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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