Macalister
Boy · muh-KAL-is-ter · Scottish
Macalister is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of Alasdair”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Macalister mean?
Scottish: spelling of Macallister; from the clan name MacAlister
“son of Alasdair”
From the Scottish clan name MacAlister, 'son of Alasdair', the Gaelic form of Alexander.
- Say it
- muh-KAL-is-ter
Meaning borrowed from Macallister.
Is Macalister a girl's or a boy's name?
Macalister is a boys' name.
How popular is Macalister in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Macalister in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macalister in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
Nicknames for Macalister
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Macalister
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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