US rank #3364 Boys' name Peak 2020 611 births

Aleister — #3364 US boys' name

611 babies named Aleister in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s812010s2822020s242
#3364
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Aleister was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

69 babies were named Aleister in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleister

The Social Security Administration has registered 611 babies named Aleister between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aleister currently holds the #3364 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleister performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 282 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aleister shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleister in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleister 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 611 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.

Aleister at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

611

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2020

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,364

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleister popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
69
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
020406080 2024202020162012200820041997 6

Aleister by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
282 births that decade — 46% of Aleister's all-time total
1990s62000s812010s2822020s242

Aleister by state

Where Aleister concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aleister
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 3.9%
#2 Texas
24 3.9%
#3 Ohio
15 2.5%
#4 Indiana
6 1.0%
#5 New York
6 1.0%
#6 Arizona
5 0.8%
#7 Illinois
5 0.8%
#8 Massachusetts
5 0.8%
California share of Aleister's total US births 3.9%
Even split

24 of 611 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleister?
611 babies have been named Aleister since 1997. It currently ranks #3364 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 69 births.
When was Aleister most popular?
Aleister was most popular in the 2010s decade with 282 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Aleister most popular?
The top states for the name Aleister are California (24 births), Texas (24 births), Ohio (15 births).
How long has the name Aleister been used?
Aleister has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleister?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexander, Alex, Alejandro, Alexis, 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, 1997–2024 (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.