Is Liston a boy or girl name?

Liston is a boy’s name. Of the 930 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Liston

Recorded 1888–2024 · United States

Liston was most popular in 1923, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,863 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 930 people named Liston.

Liston over time

Births per year. The dot marks Liston’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Liston a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Liston is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 930 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Liston

Where Liston is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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