Langston
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning tall stone settlement.
Babies a year
388
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#1000
down from #909
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Langston has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #689 |
| 2016 | #652 |
| 2017 | #677 |
| 2018 | #684 |
| 2019 | #678 |
| 2020 | #694 |
| 2021 | #750 |
| 2022 | #796 |
| 2023 | #892 |
| 2024 | #909 |
| 2025 | #1000 |
Langston by the numbers
Langston was given to 388 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 404 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Langston. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Langdonlong hill or long valley17 in the US (2017)
- Lansonson of Lane; son of the land dweller5 in the US (2017)
- Lanxton5 in the US (2017)
- Leightonmeadow settlement or leek garden900 in the US (2017)
- Livingstonsettlement of Leofwine; primarily a surname16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Langston, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Peterrock, stone1,777 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Pedrostone or rock; Spanish form of Peter809 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Langston
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