Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alistar

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
mans defender

Pronunciation

a-lis-tar, al(i)-star

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #5222, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6803, 12 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202512
202418
202315
202214
202110
202010
201917
20189
201710
20168

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 2006 (rank #3384, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
20183
2017–
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 2003 (rank #480, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
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