Fun Facts About the Name Langley
- 833 babies named Langley: U.S. records list 833 babies given the name Langley from 1880 through 2025. Even 163 boys received the name Langley - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Langley Mean?
Langley is an English name meaning "long woodland clearing," from Old English lang, "long," and lēah, which can mean wood, a clearing in woodland, or meadow. It originated as a place name describing a stretch of land; the personal name comes from the surname.
The literal sense is topographical. Because lēah is translated differently in different place-name accounts, "long wood" and "long meadow" also appear, but the underlying elements are the same.
Langley Name History & Origins
Langley is a habitational surname, the type of English surname taken from the name of a place. Several English places are called Langley, including Kings Langley in Hertfordshire and Langley in Berkshire; their names describe local land, not a person. People who moved from such a place could be known by its name, and in medieval England these bynames became hereditary surnames. Because more than one village shares the name, the surname could arise independently in different places.
As a first name, Langley is a transferred use of the surname. It does not continue an Old English personal name, so its history as a given name is separate from the medieval history of the place name and family name.
How Popular is the Name Langley?
Langley has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #1,455 in 1907.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,455 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #7,772 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,807 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #7,483 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #6,295 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #5,757 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #5,385 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #4,944 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #4,878 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #4,306 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #3,954 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #4,153 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #4,831 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #4,180 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #4,764 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2010 | #5,187 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #6,445 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,665 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #6,975 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #6,254 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #7,018 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #5,868 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #7,069 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #8,582 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #10,607 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #8,900 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,999 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,357 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #10,350 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #14,761 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #12,623 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,253 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #10,113 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,150 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #10,913 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,750 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #8,596 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #13,325 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,569 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,184 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,299 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #11,680 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,537 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #11,767 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #12,441 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #9,237 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #10,165 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,233 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,848 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,218 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,361 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,494 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,109 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,224 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,965 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1940 | #3,722 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,799 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #4,302 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #2,963 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #4,667 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #3,367 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #4,509 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1907 | #1,455 | 5 | 0.0034% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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