US rank #5397 Boys' name Peak 2024 166 births

Alistar — #5397 US boys' name

166 babies named Alistar in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s932020s67
#5397
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Alistar was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

18 babies were named Alistar in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alistar

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Alistar between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alistar currently holds the #5397 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alistar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alistar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alistar 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 166 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.

Alistar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

166

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2024

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,397

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alistar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
18
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 202420222020201820162014201220102007 6

Alistar by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
93 births that decade — 56% of Alistar's all-time total
2000s62010s932020s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alistar?
166 babies have been named Alistar since 2007. It currently ranks #5397 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 18 births.
When was Alistar most popular?
Alistar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Alistar been used?
Alistar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alistar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ali, Alijah, Alistair, Alice, 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, 2007–2024 (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.