NameTides

Alistair

Alistair was the #897 boys' name in the US in 2025 (265 babies), and #517 in England & Wales and #614 in Canada.

Alistair as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Alistair 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.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesIrelandUS
Alistair 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#897 (265)#517 (75)#298 (12)—#509 (6)#614 (47)
2024#909 (257)#545 (70)#246 (16)—#785 (3)#767 (34)
2023#921 (250)#556 (68)#214 (20)—#516 (6)#710 (36)
2022#929 (248)#500 (78)#325 (11)——#685 (38)
2021#901 (255)#592 (64)#244 (18)—#631 (4)#623 (44)
2020#961 (226)#464 (85)#204 (21)—#741 (3)#659 (39)
2019#968 (221)#459 (88)#250 (17)#365 (4)#564 (5)#625 (42)
2018#1,009 (205)#471 (86)#247 (17)——#618 (42)
2017#929 (225)#400 (110)#217 (23)—#610 (4)#587 (45)
2016#885 (247)#404 (106)#215 (23)—#713 (3)#534 (52)
2015#1,023 (198)#404 (104)#190 (29)——#525 (53)
2014#1,080 (179)#391 (105)#150 (39)—#609 (4)#587 (46)
2013#1,305 (132)#396 (103)#130 (46)—#534 (5)#726 (33)
2012#1,346 (126)#405 (100)#114 (56)#403 (3)—#686 (35)
2011#1,495 (108)#392 (100)#137 (44)#311 (4)—#773 (29)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #897.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1956.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,500 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 6,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Alistair is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,200 to 1 in 6,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alistair by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #999MINew York: #950NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #787CAUtah: #703UTColorado: #535CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #559MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #719TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #853GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #937TXFlorida: #887FL
Alistair (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
Quebec2025#5138
Ontario2024#84913

Alistair (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
AlistairCanadaBoys#61447
AlistairEngland & WalesBoys#51775
AlistairIrelandBoys#5096
AlistairNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AlistairScotlandBoys#29812
AlistairUSBoys#897265