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Alastair

/ˈæləstɛɹ/ · 100% boys · 67 born in 2025

Alastair has been given to about 1,364 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈæləstɛɹ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,302
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alastair per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 67
  • Born in 202567
  • All time1,364
  • England & Wales, 202525

How popular is Alastair?

Its best year was 2025, when 67 babies were given the name, ranking 2147th. The typical living American called Alastair is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Alastair

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alistair0.87
  2. Blair0.55
  3. Nasir0.55
  4. Clair0.55
  5. Vladimir0.55
  6. Casimir0.55
  7. Austin0.45
  8. Amir0.46

Middle names for Alastair

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alastair Paul0.83
  2. Alastair John0.83
  3. Alastair Lee0.83
  4. Alastair Dean0.82
  5. Alastair Blake0.82
  6. Alastair Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Alastair

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.92
  2. Hazielbrother · 0.91
  3. Keziahsister · 0.90
  4. Yahyabrother · 0.90
  5. Emilianasister · 0.90
  6. Elinasister · 0.89

Where Alastair is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.02%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Alastair Nguyen0.78
  2. Alastair Moore0.78
  3. Alastair Lee0.78
  4. Alastair Hall0.78
  5. Alastair Green0.78
  6. Alastair Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Alastair

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Alastair across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.