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Alasdair

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Meaning of Alasdair: Greek: 'defender of men'

Alasdair is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3731st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3731

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

525

First recorded 1989 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 17 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 36 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 23 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Alasdair per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 37.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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