Allister
Allister was the 2995th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2000th; the most babies were born in 2022 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 351 places. More babies were named Allister in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,995 boys, down 805 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202276 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,256babies recorded
Allister popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2014.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,995 | 41 |
| 2020 | #2,190 | 63 |
| 2010 | #3,712 | 28 |
| 2000 | #4,583 | 16 |
| 1990 | #4,414 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,286 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Allister, counting every spelling?
Allister is a spelling of Alister, a name family that ranked #1,198 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,995 for Allister on its own. Together these spellings went to 156 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alister | 97 | #1,689 | 530 |
| Allister | 41 | #2,995 | 292 |
| Alaster | 13 | #6,464 | 56 |
| Alyster | 5 | #12,111 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Allister?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Allister (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Allister 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Allister.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Allister?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Allister are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Allister 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.
Allister by state
How common Allister was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Allister: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Allister, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Allister
How popular is the name Allister?
Allister was the 2995th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2000th; the most babies were born in 2022 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 351 places. More babies were named Allister in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Allister a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Allister in the US.
Where is Allister most popular?
In 2021–2025, Allister was most common in Georgia (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Pennsylvania.