Unisex name · since 2003
Mcallister
Mcallister has 70 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,836 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
70 boys have been named Mcallister since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mcallister recorded 70 times among boys since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2023.
- #19,836 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mcallister ranks #19,836 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,836 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mcallister's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mcallister's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mcallister splits its recorded history at 2016: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mcallister popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Mcallister popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2000 (Mcallister as girls' name)
Mcallister by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (29 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Mcallister's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Mcallister births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 29 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Mcallister's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mcallister: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2003–2023 (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 Mcallister 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.