Allistair

Where Allistair comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair (“Alexander”). A rare spelling of Alistair.
— Wiktionary's entry for Allistair
  • Scottish Gaelic
Along the way
  1. 2006
    First appearance
    #12,055 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2019
    Peak, #7,173
    11 babies named Allistair — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.