US rank #5781 Boys' name Peak 2024 125 births

Alaster — #5781 US boys' name

125 babies named Alaster in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s222010s492020s49
#5781
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Alaster was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

16 babies were named Alaster in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alaster

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Alaster between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alaster currently holds the #5781 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alaster performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alaster shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alaster in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 125 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alaster at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

125

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2024

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,781

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alaster popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 2024202120182013200920061998 5

Alaster by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
49 births that decade — 39% of Alaster's all-time total
1990s52000s222010s492020s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alaster?
125 babies have been named Alaster since 1998. It currently ranks #5781 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 16 births.
When was Alaster most popular?
Alaster was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Alaster been used?
Alaster has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alaster?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alan, Alain, Alaric, Alastair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.