Alasdair

Alasdair

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Alasdair is a Scottish Gaelic given name. The name is a Gaelic form of Alexander which has long been a popular name in Scotland. The personal name Alasdair is often Anglicised as Alistair, Alastair, and Alaster.

From Wikipedia

Alasdair first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 71 babies (rank #335 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alasdair

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alasdair yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

715

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	71	#335
1997	69	#344
1998	63	#365
1999	46	#463
2000	63	#372
2001	30	#619
2002	38	#547
2003	27	#763
2004	33	#703
2005	28	#827
2006	33	#765
2007	25	#987
2008	26	#989
2009	22	#1,136
2010	19	#1,289
2011	15	#1,524
2012	16	#1,512
2013	23	#1,117
2014	23	#1,145
2015	22	#1,187
2016	23	#1,189

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#335

1997

#344

1998

#365

1999

#463

2000

#372

2001

#619

2002

#547

2003

#763

2004

#703

2005

#827

2006

#765

2007

#987

2008

#989

2009

#1,136

2010

#1,289

2011

#1,524

2012

#1,512

2013

#1,117

2014

#1,145

2015

#1,187

2016

#1,189

Meaning

Numerology of Alasdair

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Alasdair

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