Allister

What does the name Allister mean?

Allister is an English spelling of Alistair, the anglicized Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, which is Alexander and means "defender of men". The double l makes it look like a surname, which suits the current fashion. Allister stood at number 4583 in 2000, climbed to its best rank of 2000 in 2021 and 2022 and sits at number 2995 in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Boy's name

Origin

Scottish / Greek

Popularity

Rather rare – #2994 of the boy names in the United States

International

Allister (English), Alistair (English / Scottish), Alasdair (Scottish Gaelic), Alexander (English / German), Alessandro (Italian).

Similar names

• Alistair
• Alastair
• Alister
• Aleister
• Al

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