Alastair is a distinctive choice, ranked #1153 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alastair in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1153
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About the Name Alastair
Alastair ranked #1,153 in 2025, down from its peak of #195 in 1996 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alastair is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alastair in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Alastair
Alastair Dunnett — Sir Alastair MacTavish Dunnett was a Scottish journalist and newspaper editor.
Alastair Reynolds — Alastair Preston Reynolds is a Welsh science fiction author.
Alastair Cook — Sir Alastair Nathan Cook is an English commentator and a former cricketer and captain of the England Test and One-Day International (ODI) cricket teams.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alastair
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Alastair per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alastair in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alastair is rising: up 120 places since 2020, to #1,153 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #195 in 1996.
Alastair 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 Alastair include: Alastair Reynolds, Alastair Cook and Alastair Campbell. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alastair does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Alastairs in the wild.
25
UK babies named Alastair (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 120 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alastair
Almost certainly the only Alastair in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alastair
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sir Alastair Nathan Cook is an English commentator and a former cricketer and captain of the England Test and One-Day International (ODI) cricket teams.
Alastair Warren Crooke CMG (sometimes misspelled as Alistair Crooke), born 30 June 1949, is a former British diplomat, and is the founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, an organisation that advocates for engagement between political Islam and the West.
Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt, best known by his nickname Alastair, was a German artist, composer, dancer, mime, poet, singer and translator.