Alastair
Boy name · Scottish Gaelic origin
Alastair meaning
alexander
Alastair at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,362 in 2024
Alastair popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1980 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1990 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 2000 | #5,296 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,994 | 25 |
| 2017 | #2,186 | 61 |
| 2020 | #2,979 | 39 |
| 2024 | #2,362 | 59 |
All 58 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1925 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1929 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1948 | #3,315 | 6 |
| 1962 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1972 | #3,620 | 8 |
| 1974 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1977 | #4,165 | 8 |
| 1978 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1979 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1981 | #3,027 | 14 |
| 1982 | #3,965 | 10 |
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1984 | #3,458 | 12 |
| 1985 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1986 | #2,290 | 24 |
| 1987 | #2,725 | 19 |
| 1988 | #2,765 | 20 |
| 1989 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1990 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1991 | #4,006 | 14 |
| 1992 | #2,999 | 22 |
| 1993 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1994 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1995 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1996 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1997 | #3,877 | 17 |
| 1998 | #5,840 | 10 |
| 1999 | #4,537 | 15 |
| 2000 | #5,296 | 13 |
| 2001 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2002 | #5,395 | 13 |
| 2003 | #5,558 | 13 |
| 2004 | #4,602 | 18 |
| 2005 | #3,815 | 24 |
| 2006 | #3,024 | 36 |
| 2007 | #3,590 | 29 |
| 2008 | #3,103 | 37 |
| 2009 | #3,332 | 33 |
| 2010 | #3,994 | 25 |
| 2011 | #3,791 | 27 |
| 2012 | #3,002 | 38 |
| 2013 | #3,661 | 28 |
| 2014 | #3,090 | 36 |
| 2015 | #2,600 | 47 |
| 2016 | #2,518 | 50 |
| 2017 | #2,186 | 61 |
| 2018 | #2,673 | 46 |
| 2019 | #2,228 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,979 | 39 |
| 2021 | #2,277 | 61 |
| 2022 | #2,648 | 50 |
| 2023 | #2,312 | 60 |
| 2024 | #2,362 | 59 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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