Boys' name · since 1914
Lister
128 babies named Lister in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lister sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 128 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Lister recorded 128 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1962.
- #15,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 128 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lister ranks #15,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lister's 128 recorded births place it above 65.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Lister's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lister's full recorded timeline at 1926, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lister popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1962
- Peak year (1928)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Lister by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (56 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Lister's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lister births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 56 births (44% of all-time use).
Lister by state
Where Lister concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 7 | 5.5% |
7 of 128 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lister's data
- Lister's decade-level peak was the 1920s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Listers (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lister: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lister draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.