Alastair vs Ross

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.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2007, Alastair was ranked #357 and Ross #66 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2020, Alastair was ranked #637 and Ross #198 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Alastair was ranked #619 and Ross #307 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Alastair was ranked #1153 and Ross #2014 among boys in England and Wales.

Alastair and Ross over time

Alastair and Ross appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Ross held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alastair in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Alastair reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ross 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Alastair held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ross in 22.

  Highest recorded here: Alastair #195 in 1996, Ross #60 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2023: Alastair moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1366 and #1366; by 2023 that had become #1701 and #2160.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alastair #1153, Ross #2014.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1966–2020

  Alastair held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ross in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Alastair #217 in 1984, Ross #55 in 2004.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2020: Alastair #637, Ross #198.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here