Macallister
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-KAL-is-ter
- Origin
- Scottish
Macallister 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 Macallister mean?
Scottish: from the clan name MacAlister
“son of Alasdair”
From the Scottish clan name MacAlister, 'son of Alasdair', the Gaelic form of Alexander.
Is Macallister a girl's or a boy's name?
Macallister is a boys' name.
How popular is Macallister in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Macallister in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macallister in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Nicknames for Macallister
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Macallister
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oliver Miller Asher Walker Cooper Alexander Malachi Xander Archer Mateo Parker Porter
Names related to Macallister
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Macallister: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/macallister, updated 20 October 2026.