Alistair

English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of Alexander

"defending men"

Alistair Origin and Meaning

Variation of Alexander

Alistair Rank in US Top 1000

# 905 in the US

Alistair Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 157 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alistair

• 905 US 2024
• 157 Nameberry 2025
• 4 Unique 2018
• 564 Future 2028
• 545 England 2024

20 Names Similar to Alistair

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• Magnus
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• Lucian
• Lysander
• Cyrus
• Evander
• Leander
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• Augustus
• Remus
• Cassian
• Caius
• Thaddeus
• Alaric
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Famous People Named Alistair

• Alfred "Alistair" Cooke British,American journalist and TV presenter
• Alistair Richard Griffin English singer,songwriter
• Alistair Cees Overeem Dutch MMA fighter
• Alistair Mackay Scottish polar explorer
• Alistair Maclean Darling Baron Darling of Roulanish, British MP
• (Robert) Alistair McAlpine Baron McAlpine of West Green, British adviser to PM Margaret Thatcher
• Alistair Edward Brownlee English triathlete
• Alistair MacLeod Canadian novelist
• (James) Alistair Taylor English assistant to the Beatles
• Alistair Stuart MacLean Scottish novelist
• Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael Scottish MP
• Alistair Reid "Ally" MacLeod Scottish footballer and manager
• Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist Scottish footballer
• Alistair Charles McGowan English comedian
• Alistair Stuart MacLean Scottish novelist
• Alistair Douglas Ross Campbell Zimbabwean cricketer
• Alistair Begg American radio evangelist
• Alistair "Ali" Testo bassist of British pop punk band As It Is

The name Alistair in Pop Culture

• Alistair Smythe aka The Ultimate Spider Slayer, villain in Spider,Man comics
• Alistair Theirin a character in the Dragon Age series
• Alistair Leslie Graham aka Ali G character created by Sacha Baron Cohen
• Alistair Crane character on American soap Passions
• "The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury " children's series
• Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart, character on TV's Doctor Who
• Alistair Oh character in 'The 39 Clues'
• Alistair Windsor character in 'The Night Gardener'
• Alistair Ryle character in The Riot Club
• Alistair "Alex" Turner character from the TV series 'London Spy'
• Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody, character in the Harry Potter series
• Alistair Patton character in 'Return to Snowy River'
• Alastor the Radio Demon character in 'Hazbin Hotel'