Alistair: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “defender of men”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- AL-ih-stair · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Alistair is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, a form of Alexander. The name ultimately comes from Greek Alexandros.
How popular is Alistair?
Babies named Alistair in 2024257
2024 rank#907 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,822
Alistair is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Alistair
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Alexanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alejandrodefender of men · Spanish
- Alexdefender · Greek
- Xanderdefending men · Greek
- Alexandradefender of men · Greek
- Zanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alessandradefending men · Italian
- Alexandriadefender of men · Greek
Alistair questions
What does the name Alistair mean?
Alistair means "defender of men". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Alistair is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, a form of Alexander. The name ultimately comes from Greek Alexandros.
Is Alistair a boy or girl name?
Alistair is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Alistair?
257 US babies were named Alistair in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Alistair?
Alistair is usually pronounced AL-ih-stair.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.