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Alistair

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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.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #133 to #592.200020052010201520202025#133#592
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#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

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

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

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.

New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1956New Zealand: recorded in 1958New Zealand: recorded in 1959New Zealand: recorded in 1960New Zealand: recorded in 1961New Zealand: recorded in 1962New Zealand: recorded in 1964New Zealand: highest position in 1958Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic 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 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: highest position in 1997ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419562025
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
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.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Alistair

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1956–2025.
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 5 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in New Zealand in 1958. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.