Alistair
Alistair is ranked 905th among boys in 2024 (257 births). Its best rank was 885th, in 2016.
- Rank in 2024
- #905up 14 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 2570.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024257 births
- Best rank
- #885in 2016
- Since 1956
- 3,822people given the name
The story in the numbers
3,822 boys have been named Alistair in the United States since 1956, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 257 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2016, and the 2010s alone account for 45%. It has spent 8 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Alistair was the 905th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Alistair
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Alisterpeak 2022
- Benaiahpeak 2021
- Levpeak 2022
- Jensenpeak 2018
- Karampeak 2024
- Jhettpeak 2018
- Zeuspeak 2024
- Jamesonpeak 2019
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.