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How popular is the name Liston?

Births per year, rank history and how many Listons are alive today.

Liston (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2011 (ranked 4647th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 2004, when 5 babies were given the name, the 2578th most popular that year.

The Liston you are most likely to meet is around 21 years old. Half of all Listons born in England and Wales are between 13 and 26, and there are at least 61 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Liston - on average, only one in every 4,968 such rooms contains a Liston.

How many babies are named Liston each year?

0242004: 52011: 3actual

Where does Liston rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,0002004: ranked 2,5782011: ranked 4,647

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Liston per year in England and Wales, 2004 to 2011, peaking at about 5 in 2004
Liston: births per year in England and Wales, 2004-2011. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Liston most popular?

Liston peaked in 2004, when 5 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Liston?

At least 61 people named Liston born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Liston?

Most living Listons are between 13 and 26; the most common age is about 21.

Is Liston becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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