Is Alistair a boy or girl name?
Alistair is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 257 boys were named Alistair, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,822 US babies named Alistair were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #905
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alistair since 1956
- 3,822
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 257 babies
Boys and girls named Alistair, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 449 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,721 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,236 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 257 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 250 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 248 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 255 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 226 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 221 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 205 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 225 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 247 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 197 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 179 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 132 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 126 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 108 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 81 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 90 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,040 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,349 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,160 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,355 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,848 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,852 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,971 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,434 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,852 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,581 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,005 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,453 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,918 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,246 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,219 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,112 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,514 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,647 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,544 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,077 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,078 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,912 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,729 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,435 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,126 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,454 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,995 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,743 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,424 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,609 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alistair reached #885 in 2016. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alistair
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.