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Alistair

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Variant of Alexander - defender of mankind.
Gaelic
Defender of mankind; an Anglicized form of Alasdair, a Gaelic variant of Alexander
Scottish
Variant of Alexander defender of mankind.

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alistair

Pronunciation

a-lis-tair, al(i)-stair

Famous People

British broadcaster Alistair Cooke

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #897, 265 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025265
2024257
2023250
2022248
2021255
2020226
2019221
2018205
2017225
2016247

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #133, 294 births); most recent 2025 (rank #517, 75 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202575
202470
202368
202278
202164
202085
201988
201886
2017110
2016106

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 France

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #905, 45 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1636, 18 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202318
202227
202135
202028
201930
201827
201728
201632
201545
201440

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #245, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20243
20236
2022–
20214
20203
20195
2018–
20174
20163

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

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #56, 148 births); most recent 2025 (rank #298, 12 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202512
202416
202320
202211
202118
202021
201917
201817
201723
201623

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

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #179, 8 births); most recent 2019 (rank #365, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #316, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20236
20226
20216
20208
20196
20185
20179
20169
201512
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence