Alaster
The Story of Alaster
The earliest SSA record of Alaster as a baby boy name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Alaster — #5,644 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Alasters. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (16 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 125 Alasters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alaster
Alaster is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 125 births in the dataset. Alaster's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,644. Use the chart and map above to compare Alaster's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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