Allister is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2022 and remains in steady use.
Allister is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,995 for boy births in the United States (and #6,417 across all names), given to 41 babies. Allister first appears in 1925 and peaked in 2022 (76 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,995 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,617 |
| 2022 | 76 | 76 | — | #2,000 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | — | #2,000 |
| 2020 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,190 |
| 2019 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,216 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,580 |
| 2017 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,390 |
| 2016 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,134 |
| 2015 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,644 |
| 2014 | 42 | 42 | #14,693 | #3,092 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,849 |
| 2012 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,453 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,169 |
| 2010 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,712 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,477 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,906 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,502 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,226 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,826 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,872 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,067 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,680 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,583 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,769 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #6,868 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | — | #7,304 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | — | #4,402 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,059 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #6,992 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,246 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #5,670 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #6,536 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | — | #4,414 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | — | #3,623 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | — | #3,918 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | — | #3,736 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #5,950 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,564 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #4,933 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | — | #4,241 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,493 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,078 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #4,951 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,484 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | — | #2,804 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #3,971 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,666 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,286 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | — | #3,952 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,167 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,706 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #3,748 |