Alistair Boy
How popular is Alistair?
#897 boy name in 2025
265 baby boys were named Alistair in the US in 2025, making it the 897th most popular boy name.
Alistair popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #897 for boys (▲ 12 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 265 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,023 in 2015, #961 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (265 boys) |
| Highest rank | #885 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1956 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alistair counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alistair family of names ranked #616 for boys in 2025 (#610 the year before), with 431 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alistair | 265 | 61% |
| Alister | 97 | 23% |
| Allister | 41 | 10% |
| Alistar | 12 | 3% |
| Allistair | 6 | 1% |
| Alyster | 5 | 1% |
| Alistor | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alistair is most popular
Babies named Alistair per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Missouri: 0.3 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Colorado: 0.2 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Arizona: 0.2 per 1,000 (35 boys)
Alistair by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | #3,215 |
| 1960s | 11 | #3,600 |
| 1970s | 96 | #2,811 |
| 1980s | 112 | #3,105 |
| 1990s | 190 | #2,791 |
| 2000s | 449 | #1,716 |
| 2010s | 1,722 | #885 |
| 2020s | 1,501 | #897 |
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Questions
- Is Alistair a boy or girl name?
- Alistair is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alistair were boys.
- How popular is the name Alistair?
- 265 baby boys were named Alistair in the US in 2025, making it the 897th most popular boy name.
- When was Alistair most popular?
- Alistair peaked in 2025, when 265 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #885 in 2016.
- How many people are named Alistair?
- 4,088 babies have been named Alistair in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,042 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Alistair most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alistair was most common in Missouri, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.