US rank #2598 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,207 births

Allister — #2598 US boys' name

1,207 babies named Allister in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211950s51970s771980s751990s1012000s1692010s4462020s313
#2598
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Allister was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

75 babies were named Allister in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allister

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,207 babies named Allister between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Allister currently holds the #2598 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allister performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 446 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Allister shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Allister in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allister 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 1,207 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.

Allister at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,207

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

2022

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,598

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Allister popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
75
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198119721925 6

Allister popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2014 (Allister as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2014 6

Allister by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
446 births that decade — 37% of Allister's all-time total
1920s211950s51970s771980s751990s1012000s1692010s4462020s313

Allister by state

Where Allister concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Allister
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36 3.0%
#2 Texas
32 2.7%
#3 Florida
13 1.1%
#4 Georgia
8 0.7%
#5 Arizona
6 0.5%
#6 Kansas
6 0.5%
#7 North Carolina
6 0.5%
#8 Ohio
6 0.5%
California share of Allister's total US births 3.0%
Even split

36 of 1,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Allister appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allister?
1,207 babies have been named Allister since 1925. It currently ranks #2598 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 75 births.
When was Allister most popular?
Allister was most popular in the 2010s decade with 446 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Allister most popular?
The top states for the name Allister are California (36 births), Texas (32 births), Florida (13 births).
How long has the name Allister been used?
Allister has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Allister?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allen, Allan, Allison, Allyn, 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, 1925–2024 (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.