Liston comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Name meaning: Listener or Lister.
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How popular is Liston?
1923peak year
The name Liston reached its peak in 1923, with 27 registrations (ranked #1450). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1888, roughly 35 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11158) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Liston has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 930 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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