Boys' name · since 1888
Liston
Liston has 930 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 930
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Liston sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 930 recorded since 1888.
Liston has 930 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2024.
- #5,378 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 930 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liston ranks #5,378 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 930 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 930
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Liston's 930 recorded births place it above 88.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Liston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liston's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2024
- Peak year (1923)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Liston by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (177 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Liston's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Liston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
123 births
- 1920s
1920s
177 births
- 1930s
1930s
134 births
- 1940s
1940s
117 births
- 1950s
1950s
111 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 177 births (19% of all-time use).
How Liston compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Liston's total volume
Liston by state
Where Liston concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 133 | 14.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 54 | 5.8% |
133 of 930 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Liston's decade-level peak was the 1920s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Listons (133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Liston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1888–2024 (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 Liston 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.