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How popular is the name Allistair?
Births per year, rank history and how many Allistairs are alive today.
Allistair (male), a spelling of Alistair, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 1997 (ranked 2859th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since.
Across all spellings of the name, the Alistair you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Alistairs born in England and Wales are between 16 and 33, and there are at least 5,600 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.8% chance that at least one of them will be called Alistair.
How many babies are named Allistair each year?
Includes all spellings: Allistair, Alistair. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Allistair spelling rank?
Where does the Alistair spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Allistair most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Alistair, peaked in 1996, when 294 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Allistair spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 3 babies.
How many people are called Allistair?
At least 5,600 people named Allistair in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Allistair?
Most living Allistairs are between 16 and 33; the most common age is about 31.
Is Allistair becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.