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Alister

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Alister: 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 #564 to #4991.199920042009201420202025#564#4991
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#564
1997#914
1998#669
1999#1082
2000#918
2001#1078
2002#1077
2003#1513
2004#1222
2005#1299
2006#1643
2007#2023
2008#2276
2009#2126
2010#1620
2011#2194
2012#2270
2013#2954
2014#2690
2015#2483
2016#2175
2017#3996
2018#3412
2020#2404
2021#2730
2022#2320
2023#4991
2024#3254
2025#2664

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 England and Wales in 29 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #3254 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #564 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 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 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Alister'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#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#23209HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#27307HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#217510HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#24838HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#26907HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#29546HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#22709HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#21949HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#162014HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#21269HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#22768HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#20239HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#164311HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#129915HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#122215HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#151310HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#107715HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#107814HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#91817HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#108213HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#66925HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#91416HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#56430HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2713HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Alister is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Alister, between 1996 and 2025, in 29 of those 30 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.

England 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 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: highest position in 1997ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
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
England and Wales1996–202529#564 in 1996
Northern Ireland19971#271 in 1997
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 28 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Alister

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
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 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.