How Many People Are Named Liston?
An estimated 422 people in the United States have the first name Liston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Liston peaked in popularity in 1923 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liston as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Liston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
422
About 1 in 812,214 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1923
27 births
Total Registered
930
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liston
Liston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 930 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Liston as a male name
Ranked #11,755 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (27 births)
Liston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liston span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 177 babies were registered. Liston has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Liston by Decade
How has Liston tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Liston by State
Liston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Liston
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Liston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liston?
We estimate approximately 422 people named Liston are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 812,214 Americans share this first name.
Is Liston a common name?
Liston is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 930 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liston most popular?
Liston reached peak popularity in 1923, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liston is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liston a male name?
Liston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liston Smith, Liston Johnson, Liston Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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