Aleister
Aleister was the 2943rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2046th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 837 places. More babies were named Aleister in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,943 boys, down 897 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202069 babies
- Total since 1880
- 653babies recorded
Aleister popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,943 | 42 |
| 2020 | #2,046 | 69 |
| 2010 | #5,053 | 18 |
| 2000 | #6,852 | 9 |
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How popular is Aleister, counting every spelling?
Aleister has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Aleister?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aleister (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aleister born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aleister.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aleister?
About 600 people born in the US named Aleister are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Aleister a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aleister by state
How common Aleister was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Aleister
How popular is the name Aleister?
Aleister was the 2943rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2046th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 837 places. More babies were named Aleister in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Aleister a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aleister in the US.
Where is Aleister most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aleister was most common in Arizona (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.