Alasdair vs Stan
Alasdair and Stancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1979, Alasdair was ranked #324 and Stan #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Alasdair was ranked #1533 and Stan #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Alasdair and Stan over time
Alasdair and Stan appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Alasdair held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Stan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alasdair reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alasdair and Stan changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #1533 and #4107.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2023
Alasdair held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Stan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alasdair #335 in 1996, Stan #746 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alasdair #1533, Stan #4107.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alasdair | Stan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1705 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alasdair has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Stan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alasdair
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Stan
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1979–2016
Highest recorded position: #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1979–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys