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Livingston

OriginEnglish and Scottish surname
Meaning"dear friend's place"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#13149

2025 SSA

US rank · girls#12644

2025 SSA

About Livingston

When Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves chose the old English surname and place name Livingston for their third child, they elevated it from half of a Stanley & Livingston joke to a modern possibility. Kind of. The only other well-known bearer of the name in the contemporary world is singer Livingston Taylor, brother of James, who is called Liv. Given that little Livingston McConaughey's older brother is named Levi, that uplifting nickname may be too close, though his parents apparently like its sound. An original choice.

Livingston for girls#12644 US

A new crop of gender-neutral English place names have suddenly become trendy — those ending in -ton. Multi-syllabic but not dramatic, these names are rising quickly for girls and boys. Think Charleston, Lexington, and Kensington. Livingston isn't as hot as some of the others, but its time will soon come. For a girl, Livingston boasts the nickname Liv.

Pronounced LIV-ing-stun.

As of October 2026, Livingston ranked #13149 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1082 in 1903.

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  • LivingstonBoy

    Indian actor

  • Livingston Alves McConaugheyBoy

    son of actor Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves

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Livingston in pop culture

  • "Jonathan Livingston SeagullBoy

    " 1970 novel by Richard Bach

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