male NAME · CURRENTLY #897

Alistair

AL-uh-stair

“defender of men”

A Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander.

scottishtraditional
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Alistair has traveled through time

51970 101975 61980 141985 101990 191995 242000 422005 812010 1982015 2262020 2652025
LATEST YEAR2025265 births
PEAK RANK#885in 2016
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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