Alasdair is a distinctive choice, ranked #1595 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Alasdair in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2024
#1595
About the Name Alasdair
Alasdair has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 216 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #335 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alasdair is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alasdair
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Alasdair per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alasdair in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alasdair has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 216 places in the last five years. Its peak was #335 in 1996. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Alasdair is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alasdair include: Alasdair Beckett-King — Alasdair James Beckett-King is a British stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.; Alasdair Locke — Alasdair James Dougall Locke is a British businessman and political donor.; Alasdair Mitchell — Alasdair Mitchell is a British classical music conductor..
Alasdair does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Alasdairs in the wild.
16
UK babies named Alasdair (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 216 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alasdair
Likely around 1 other Alasdair in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alasdair
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alasdair James Beckett-King is a British stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2017 and Chortle's Breakthrough Comedian of the Year in 2023.
Alasdair James Dougall Locke is a British businessman and political donor. He is the former chairman of the Scottish oil services company Abbot Group, which has rigs in Africa (Libya), the North Sea, Sakhalin Island, and other areas, and currently sits as the chairman of First Property Group.
Alasdair Mitchell is a British classical music conductor. Mitchell is best known for his recordings with Chandos Records, which include Farrar Orchestral Works.
Alasdair Fraser is a Scottish fiddler, composer, performer, and recording artist. Fraser operates Culburnie Records and is a leading artist on the label.
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill, also known by the English variant of his name Sir Alexander MacDonald, was a military officer best known for his participation in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, notably the Irish Confederate Wars and Montrose's Royalist campaign in Scotland during 1644–45. A member of the Gaelic gentry of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, a branch of the Clan Donald active in the Hebrides and Ireland, Mac Colla is particularly notable for the very large number of oral traditions and legends which his life inspired in the Highlands.
Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, legal name Alexander MacDonald, or, in Gaelic Alasdair MacDhòmhnaill, was a Scottish poet, satirist, lexicographer, and memoirist. He was born at Dalilea and is believed to have been homeschooled before briefly attending university.
Alasdair Fotheringham is a British foreign affairs and sports journalist, specializing in cycle racing. Based in Spain, Fotheringham works as a freelance journalist and has been the Independent's cycling correspondent since 2001.