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Aleister

Boy

Meaning of Aleister: Scottish: 'defender of men'

Aleister 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 — 2866th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2866

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

653

First recorded 1997 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 7 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 26 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 24 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 61 babies2020: 69 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 44 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Aleister per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 69.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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