Boys' name · since 1922
Alastair
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 1,364 babies named Alastair, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,152 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,364
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alastair is the #2152 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,364 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alastair has been recorded 1,364 times among boys since 1922, currently ranked #2152 nationally and more common than 85% 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 1922 to 2025.
- #4,215 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,152 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,364 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alastair ranks #4,215 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,152 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,364 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,152 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,364
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alastair's 1,364 recorded births place it above 90.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alastair compares
1,364 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Alastair's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alastair | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alastair's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alastair's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alastair popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Alastair by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (420 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Alastair's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Alastair births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 145
1980s
145 births
- 1990s 152
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
420 births
- 2020s
2020s
336 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 420 births (31% of all-time use).
How Alastair 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 Alastair's total volume
Alastair by state
Where Alastair concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 2.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Oregon | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
91 of 1,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Alastair appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alastair's data
- Alastair's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (420 total births) through the 2020s (336) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alastairs (91 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alastair: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Alastair 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.