Is Alister a boy or girl name?
Alister is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 102 boys were named Alister, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 1,566 US babies named Alister were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,648
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alister since 1924
- 1,566
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 140 babies
Boys and girls named Alister, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 736 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 538 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 99 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 140 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 91 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 106 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,687 | 5 | #15,801 |
| 2017 | 110 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 102 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,261 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,531 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,552 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,564 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,379 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,686 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,042 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,824 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,888 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,673 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,150 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,137 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,973 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,853 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,295 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,519 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,011 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,465 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,668 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,429 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,243 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,170 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,474 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,949 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,558 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,584 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,648 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,365 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alister reached #1,340 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #15,801 in 2018. 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 Alister
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.