boy's name
Alistar
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 194
Scotland
#585
2003 births
Alistar is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Alistar over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 93 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 79 |
How popular is Alistar?
In 2025, Alistar was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Alistar is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alistar
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alistar also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alistar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alistar
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alistar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alistar
How popular is the name Alistar?
In 2025, Alistar was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alistar a girl's or a boy's name?
Alistar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Alistar most popular?
Alistar peaked in 2024, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alistar a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alistar currently ranks #7,183 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.