Livingston
Livingston is a masculine given name which may refer to:Livingston Allen, Jamaican-American podcaster and YouTuber Livingston L. Biddle Jr. (1918–2002), American author and promoter of funding of the arts Livingston L. Holder Jr., retired United States Air Force astronaut and aerospace engineer Livingston T.
Meaning & Origin of Livingston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Livingston is a masculine given name which may refer to:Livingston Allen, Jamaican-American podcaster and YouTuber Livingston L. Biddle Jr. (1918–2002), American author and promoter of funding of the arts Livingston L. Holder Jr., retired United States Air Force astronaut and aerospace engineer Livingston T.
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The Story of Livingston
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Livingston as a girl name dates back to 2004, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Livingston — #7,223 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Livingston on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Livingston ranks #7,804 for girls with 13 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 133 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Livingston as a boy name dates back to 1890, when 5 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Livingston — #1,264 in the national rankings. Livingston last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 952 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Livingston
Phonetically similar names — useful when Livingston is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Levingston
- Livingstone
- Levinson
- Levenson
- Levenstein
- Leviton
- Levitan
- Levison
- Langston
- Levantine
- Ludington
- Lewiston
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Livingston
Livingston is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 952 births in the dataset. Livingston's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Livingston's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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