Boys' name · since 1989
Alasdair
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 525 babies named Alasdair, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,899 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
525 babies have been named Alasdair since 1989, making it today's #3899 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alasdair has been recorded 525 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #3899 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,669 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,899 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 525 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alasdair ranks #7,669 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,899 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 525 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,899 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alasdair's 525 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alasdair compares
525 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alasdair's all-time total is 42% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alasdair | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 525 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alasdair's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alasdair splits its recorded history at 2010: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alasdair popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Alasdair by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (225 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Alasdair's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Alasdair births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 85
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 225 births (43% of all-time use).
How Alasdair compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alasdair's total volume
Alasdair by state
Where Alasdair concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 3.4% |
18 of 525 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alasdair's data
- Alasdair's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (225 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alasdairs (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alasdair: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alasdair draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.