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Alistair Name Popularity

How popular is the name Alistair? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 0 0%
1913 0 0%
1914 0 0%
1915 0 0%
1916 0 0%
1917 0 0%
1918 0 0%
1919 0 0%
1920 0 0%
1921 0 0%
1922 0 0%
1923 0 0%
1924 0 0%
1925 0 0%
1926 0 0%
1927 0 0%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 0 0%
1932 0 0%
1933 0 0%
1934 0 0%
1935 0 0%
1936 0 0%
1937 0 0%
1938 0 0%
1939 0 0%
1940 0 0%
1941 0 0%
1942 0 0%
1943 0 0%
1944 0 0%
1945 0 0%
1946 0 0%
1947 0 0%
1948 0 0%
1949 0 0%
1950 0 0%
1951 0 0%
1952 0 0%
1953 0 0%
1954 0 0%
1955 0 0%
1956 0 0%
1957 0 0%
1958 0 0%
1959 0 0%
1960 0 0%
1961 0 0%
1962 0 0%
1963 0 0%
1964 0 0%
1965 0 0%
1966 0 0%
1967 0 0%
1968 0 0%
1969 0 0%
1970 0 0%
1971 0 0%
1972 0 0%
1973 0 0%
1974 0 0%
1975 0 0%
1976 0 0%
1977 0 0%
1978 0 0%
1979 0 0%
1980 0 0%
1981 1,899 6 0.0004%
1982 0 0%
1983 0 0%
1984 0 0%
1985 0 0%
1986 0 0%
1987 0 0%
1988 0 0%
1989 0 0%
1990 0 0%
1991 2,265 7 0.0004%
1992 0 0%
1993 2,531 5 0.0003%
1994 1,973 12 0.0008%
1995 0 0%
1996 0 0%
1997 0 0%
1998 0 0%
1999 2,345 7 0.0005%
2000 2,700 5 0.0003%
2001 0 0%
2002 2,872 5 0.0003%
2003 2,916 5 0.0003%
2004 2,624 6 0.0004%
2005 2,746 5 0.0003%
2006 2,112 16 0.001%
2007 1,818 28 0.0018%
2008 3,057 5 0.0003%
2009 1,677 36 0.0024%
2010 1,664 35 0.0024%
2011 1,605 38 0.0027%
2012 1,312 68 0.0048%
2013 1,348 64 0.0045%
2014 1,061 119 0.0082%
2015 998 138 0.0095%
2016 873 185 0.0128%
2017 876 177 0.0127%
2018 941 155 0.0113%
2019 917 163 0.012%
2020 1,002 155 0.0122%
2021 891 207 0.0169%
2022 1,001 172 0.013%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Alastair

Man's defender

Greek

Alastor

Man's defender

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Aleister

Man's defender

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Alisdair

Man's defender

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Alistaire

Man's defender

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Alister

Man's defender; man's defender, warrior

Greek

Allister

Man's defender; man's defender, warrior

Greek

Aly

Man's defender

Greek


What names sound like Alistair?

If you like how Alistair sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Alistair.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Alaistair

Man's defender

Greek

Alistar

Man's defender

Greek

Alistir

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Allistair

Man's defender; man's defender, warrior

Greek

Alystair

Man's defender

Greek


What names are similar to Alistair?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Allaster

Scottish

Macallister

Son of Alistair

Scottish


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Siblings of Alistair

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Max

Greatest

English

7 Comments

  1. Alistair has Scottish origins, and my husband’s parents both have Scottish heritage. My husband is a redhead, which proves it! Haha. Alistair is also the Medieval Scottish form of Alexander, which is the masculine version of my name. Alistair means “defender of mankind,” or to “defend, protect, and help.” We believe kids truly grow into the names we give them and hope that Alistair grows into these wonderful characteristics!

  2. My husband wanted an old money style name and we needed something that fit with the uniqueness of our firsts name (Salem). We went through a lot of options and eventually settled on Alistair after listening to a song with that name in it.

  3. I’ve always loved this name! I think it’s a strong name and unique but not too crazy ?

  4. Wanted an A name. I love his name and that it’s Scottish. He is an amazing snuggle bug. He’s always wanting to be on the boob and is such a good eater. I’m so in love with him.

  5. Felt it is a strong name that isn’t too common without being ‘weird’

  6. Strong and unique without being too different

  7. Both my husband and I come from English descent. We also liked the uniqueness of the name, without it being too different. We call our son Ali for short and I think it’s an adorable nickname for a baby ?


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