# Alister (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alister/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,664 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,659 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 320, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Variant of Allister.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 15,807 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 57 | 2,262 |
| 2012 | 52 | 2,416 |
| 2013 | 57 | 2,251 |
| 2014 | 60 | 2,232 |
| 2015 | 82 | 1,815 |
| 2016 | 102 | 1,599 |
| 2017 | 110 | 1,510 |
| 2018 | 93 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 93 | 1,699 |
| 2020 | 106 | 1,556 |
| 2021 | 91 | 1,764 |
| 2022 | 141 | 1,330 |
| 2023 | 99 | 1,701 |
| 2024 | 102 | 1,650 |
| 2025 | 97 | 1,689 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14 | 1,620 |
| 2011 | 9 | 2,194 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,270 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,483 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,175 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,412 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,404 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,320 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,254 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2,664 |

## People named Alister

- Alister Jack, British politician
- Alister Hardy, British marine biologist (1896–1985)
- Alister Kirby, British rower (1886-1917)
- Alister Allan, British sport shooter

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.