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Alistair
Pronounced /ˈæl.ɪ.stɚ/
Rank in 2024
#908
Born in 2024
257
Peak year
2024 · #908
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 257 boys were named Alistair, about 1 in every 6,674.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1956.
- 3,822 boys have been named Alistair since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Alistair per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 13 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 107 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 236 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 824 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,642 babies, 0.12 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- /ˈæl.ɪ.stɚ/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Alistair, CC BY-SA 4.0.