NameTides

Alastair

Alastair was the #2,145 boys' name in the US in 2025 (67 babies), and #1,153 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Alastair as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Alastair as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Alastair as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,145 (67)#1,153 (25)#400 (8)——#2,789 (6)
2024#2,370 (59)#1,282 (21)#619 (4)——#1,764 (11)
2023#2,315 (60)#1,701 (14)#614 (4)——#1,687 (11)
2022#2,648 (50)#1,366 (19)#312 (12)——#1,759 (10)
2021#2,277 (61)#871 (35)———#1,761 (10)
2020#2,980 (39)#1,273 (20)#390 (8)—#637 (4)#1,520 (12)
2019#2,228 (62)#787 (40)#464 (6)——#1,530 (12)
2018#2,674 (46)#897 (33)#704 (3)——#1,389 (13)
2017#2,186 (61)#771 (44)#352 (10)——#1,349 (14)
2016#2,518 (50)#870 (36)#331 (11)——#1,578 (11)
2015#2,600 (47)#888 (34)#287 (14)—#615 (4)#1,681 (10)
2014#3,090 (36)#805 (38)#322 (12)——#1,311 (14)
2013#3,661 (28)#720 (45)#357 (10)——#1,654 (10)
2012#3,002 (38)#748 (44)#252 (17)——#1,971 (8)
2011#3,792 (27)#759 (41)#246 (16)—#730 (3)#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,145.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1922.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Alastair is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alastair by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #529ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Alastair (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Alastair (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AlastairCanadaBoys#2,7896
AlastairEngland & WalesBoys#1,15325
AlastairIrelandBoys—too few
AlastairNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AlastairScotlandBoys#4008
AlastairUSBoys#2,14567