Recorded 2003–2023 Unisex name Peak 2006 70 births

Mcallister — boys' name

70 babies named Mcallister in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s292010s142020s27
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mcallister was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Mcallister in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mcallister

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Mcallister between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mcallister currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Mcallister is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mcallister performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mcallister shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mcallister 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 70 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.

Mcallister at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

70

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mcallister popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2023202220212020201620152008200620052003 6

Mcallister popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2000 (Mcallister as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20062000 6

Mcallister by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
29 births that decade — 41% of Mcallister's all-time total
2000s292010s142020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mcallister?
70 babies have been named Mcallister since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Mcallister most popular?
Mcallister was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Is Mcallister a unisex name?
Yes, Mcallister is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 70 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Mcallister been used?
Mcallister has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mcallister?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mcarthur, Mcadoo, Mcarther, Mcauther, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2003–2023 (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.