Alistair
4 countries#897 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Alistair was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
4,088 births recorded 1956–2025 · currently #897 · peaked in 2025 with 265 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4,007 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #298 · peaked in 1981 with 148 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
721 births recorded 1977–2022 · currently #1321 · peaked in 2015 with 45 births
Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Loire-Atlantique, Rhône, Ille-et-Vilaine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
49 births recorded 1997–2019 · peaked in 1997 with 8 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Alistair’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2348 | — |
| 2007 | #1972 | ↑376 |
| 2008 | #2039 | ↓67 |
| 2009 | #1717 | ↑322 |
| 2010 | #1806 | ↓89 |
| 2011 | #1495 | ↑311 |
| 2012 | #1346 | ↑149 |
| 2013 | #1305 | ↑41 |
| 2014 | #1080 | ↑225 |
| 2015 | #1023 | ↑57 |
| 2016 | #885 | ↑138 |
| 2017 | #929 | ↓44 |
| 2018 | #1009 | ↓80 |
| 2019 | #968 | ↑41 |
| 2020 | #961 | ↑7 |
| 2021 | #901 | ↑60 |
| 2022 | #929 | ↓28 |
| 2023 | #921 | ↑8 |
| 2024 | #909 | ↑12 |
| 2025 | #897 | ↑12 |
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