Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Alistair is a male given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Alasdair. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman name Alexandre or the Latin name Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alister yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 5 | #4,365 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,648 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,584 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,558 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,949 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,474 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,170 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,243 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,429 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,668 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,465 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,011 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,519 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,295 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,853 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,973 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,137 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,150 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,673 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,888 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,824 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,042 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,686 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,379 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,564 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,552 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,531 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,261 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,416 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,251 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,232 |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,815 |
| 2016 | 102 | #1,599 |
| 2017 | 110 | #1,509 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,699 |
| 2020 | 106 | #1,554 |
| 2021 | 91 | #1,764 |
| 2022 | 140 | #1,340 |
| 2023 | 99 | #1,701 |
| 2024 | 102 | #1,648 |
