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Alastair Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Alastair?

In 2018 the rare name Alastair, ranked the 2,698th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Alastair would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity ranking of #2185 was reached in 2017 with 61 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Alastair was less than 5, most recently in 1975.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alastair occurred roughly during the years 1983-1986, 2001-2006, and 2013-2017.

For a number of years, the name Alastair has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Alastair lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alastair?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

The name Alastair is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Alastair (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 45 2,698
2017 61 2,185
2016 50 2,515
2015 47 2,597
2014 36 3,086
2013 28 3,663
2012 38 3,003
2011 27 3,788
2010 25 3,995
2009 33 3,335
2008 37 3,100
2007 29 3,592
2006 36 3,024
2005 24 3,817
2004 18 4,606
2003 13 5,563
2002 13 5,400
2001 14 5,142
2000 13 5,299
1999 15 4,541
1998 10 5,849
1997 17 3,883
1996 17 3,833
1995 17 3,696
1994 11 5,114
1993 16 3,820
1992 22 3,002
1991 14 4,010
1990 13 4,173
1989 18 3,207
1988 20 2,766
1987 19 2,725
1986 24 2,288
1985 14 3,218
1984 13 3,270
1983 6 5,496
1982 10 3,965
1981 14 3,034
1980 8 4,504
1979 6 5,368
1978 6 5,075
1977 8 4,172
1976 5 5,602
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1974 6 4,645
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1972 8 3,618
1971 5 4,917
1970 9 3,287
1969 5 4,412
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.