Macallister comes from the Scottish tradition, meaning Son of Alasdair.
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How popular is Macallister?
2008peak year
The name Macallister reached its peak in 2008, with 17 registrations (ranked #5396). It had only entered records 12 years earlier, in 1996. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9866) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Macallister has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 271 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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