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Alasdair

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What official birth registration shows about Alasdair: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #335 to #1745.200020052010201520202025#335#1745
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#335
1997#344
1998#365
1999#463
2000#372
2001#617
2002#546
2003#761
2004#703
2005#827
2006#764
2007#987
2008#987
2009#1133
2010#1289
2011#1522
2012#1507
2013#1116
2014#1144
2015#1186
2016#1187
2017#1703
2018#1683
2019#1745
2020#1379
2021#1448
2022#1314
2023#1533
2024#1595
2025#1705

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 3 of the 44 years from 1979 to 2022.

In 2024: #234 among boys in Scotland, #1595 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1979–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #234 in Scotland in 2024.

Alasdair's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#170515HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#159516HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#131420HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#144817HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#137918HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#174513HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#168314HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#170314HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#118723HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#118622HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#114423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#111623HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#150716HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#152215HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#128919HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#113322HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#98726HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#98725HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#76433HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#82728HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#70333HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#76127HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#54638HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#61730HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#37263HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#46346HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#36563HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#34469HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#33571HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#23417HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Alasdair is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Alasdair, between 1979 and 2025, in 31 of those 47 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1979England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: highest position in 2013ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419792025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1979–20223#324 in 1979
England and Wales1996–202530#335 in 1996
Northern Ireland20131#398 in 2013
Scotland20241#234 in 2024

Its high point came 45 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1979) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 16 years after 1979; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Alasdair

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1979–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #234 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.