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Alistair

maleStatistical record

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

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

Alistair: Recorded since 1956, its highest recorded position is #87, and it stood at #509 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #133 to #592.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#133#592
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#133
1997#150
1998#148
1999#180
2000#213
2001#230
2002#247
2003#224
2004#250
2005#328
2006#296
2007#330
2008#358
2009#391
2010#413
2011#392
2012#405
2013#396
2014#391
2015#404
2016#404
2017#400
2018#471
2019#459
2020#464
2021#592
2022#500
2023#556
2024#545
2025#517

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 27 of the 57 years from 1969 to 2025.

In 2025: #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #517 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1956–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #97 among boys in New Zealand in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1956–1964

    Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in New Zealand, in 1958 (recorded 1956–1964).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in New Zealand in 1958.

Alistair'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#51775HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#54570HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#55668HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#50078HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#59264HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46485HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#45988HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47186HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#400110HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#404106HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#404104HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#391105HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#396103HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#405100HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#392100HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#41392HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#391100HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#358107HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#330111HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#296119HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32897HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#250133HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#224145HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#247118HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#230129HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#213151HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#180185HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#148240HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#150237HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#133294HighVerified
1964New Zealandmale#10058HighVerified
1962New Zealandmale#8972HighVerified
1961New Zealandmale#9661HighVerified
1960New Zealandmale#9664HighVerified
1959New Zealandmale#9562HighVerified
1958New Zealandmale#8764HighVerified
1956New Zealandmale#9748HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#4033HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3114HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3783HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2813HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2803HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2414HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2215HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#1798HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5166HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5645HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#5345HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3343HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#3033HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#2565HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#3043HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2605HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2457HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#2725HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#2784HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#2913HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#24616HighVerified

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

Where Alistair is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Alistair, between 1956 and 2025, in 51 of those 70 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1956–19647#87 in 1958
Republic of Ireland1969–202527#245 in 1979
England and Wales1996–202530#133 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–201913#179 in 1997
Scotland20241#246 in 2024

Its high point came 66 years earlier in New Zealand (1958) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1964; it appears again in 1969.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 5 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in New Zealand in 1958. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.