Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alisdair

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
mans defender

Pronunciation

a-lis-dair, al(i)-sdair

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #1027, 14 births); most recent 2017 (rank #3041, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20176
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #123, 20 births); most recent 2017 (rank #733, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence