Lang comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Long; spider; Tall; Fields; Young.
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How popular is Lang?
1989peak year
Today, Lang is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11580), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1989, 13 babies were given the name (ranked #4179 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Lang has been declining in recent years. In all, around 555 babies have been registered as Lang since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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