The baby name Macalister is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced MACK-ə-LIS-tər (IPA: /ˌmækəˈlɪstər/).
Macalister is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
The baby name Macalister is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced MACK-ə-LIS-tər (IPA: /ˌmækəˈlɪstər/).
Macalister is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
Macalister is a Scottish and Irish surname-turned-given name from the Gaelic patronymic Mac Alasdair, “son of Alasdair.” Alasdair is the Gaelic form of Alexander (Greek Alexandros), yielding the layered meaning “son of Alasdair” and, by extension, “defender of men.” The name is tied to Clan MacAlister, a branch of Clan Donald, and appears widely in records from the western Highlands and the Hebrides, later spreading to Ulster through migration.
As a first name, Macalister gained currency in the Anglophone world during the surname-as-forename trend of the late 19th and especially late 20th centuries, with usage in Scotland, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Common spellings and variants include MacAlister, MacAllister, McAlister, McAllister, and the Gaelic Mac Alasdair; related given names are Alasdair and Alistair. Nicknames such as Mac, Cal, and Ally are occasionally used.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #909 | 12 | 15,656 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
Macalister is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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