Is Lang a boy or girl name?

Lang is a boy’s name. Of the 555 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.

Lang

Recorded 1918–2023 · United States

Lang was most popular in 1985, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,880 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 555 people named Lang.

Lang over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lang’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lang a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lang is a boy’s name — 1.1% of the 555 Americans given it were girls and 98.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org