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Alister

AL-is-ter

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Variant of Alistair, Scottish form of Alexander meaning 'defender of men.' Used historically across Scotland and increasingly in contemporary naming.”

Popularity Over Time

Alister US popularity rank over timeRank 11552 in 1999 to rank 1345 in 2022. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1345#6449#11552192419401960198020002024

Alister is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekScottish

Syllables

3

Nicknames

AliAlisAlec

Style

ClassicStrongTimelessElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Alister MacLeod (author)
  • Alister Clarkson

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names →

Similar Names

Alistair

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Alastair

Rare & Uncommon

Alexander

Greek Top 50

Sibling Name Ideas

Jamie

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Cairn

Celtic Rare & Uncommon

Fiona

Gaelic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Isla

Scottish Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works well in Scottish, British, and English contexts

People Also Ask

Variant of Alistair, Scottish form of Alexander meaning 'defender of men.' Used historically across Scotland and increasingly in contemporary naming.

Alister is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Alister include Ali, Alis, Alec.

Names that pair beautifully with Alister include Jamie, Cairn, Fiona, Isla.