Alister is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2022 and remains in steady use.
Alister is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,689 for boy births in the United States (and #3,601 across all names), given to 97 babies. Alister first appears in 1924 and peaked in 2022 (141 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,689 |
| 2024 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,650 |
| 2023 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,701 |
| 2022 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,330 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,764 |
| 2020 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,556 |
| 2019 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,699 |
| 2018 | 98 | 98 | #15,807 | #1,687 |
| 2017 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,510 |
| 2016 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,599 |
| 2015 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,815 |
| 2014 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,232 |
| 2013 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,251 |
| 2012 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,416 |
| 2011 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,262 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,532 |
| 2009 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,553 |
| 2008 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,564 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,380 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,686 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,044 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,825 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,889 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,674 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,150 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,137 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #9,973 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #5,853 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,295 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #6,519 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,011 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | — | #5,464 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #7,668 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,429 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,245 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,171 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,474 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #5,949 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #6,558 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,585 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #5,647 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,365 |