Alister Little
There are approximately 1 people named Alister Little living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alister with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Little. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Alister
1.5K
Alive today
Named Little
116K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.5K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2022
Average age: 11
Top Census group: White (58.5%)
Estimated bearers: 116K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #306
Per 100K: 33.81
Top ancestry: White (67.2%)
First name trend
Alister: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alister. The peak year was 2022 with 140 births. The average person named Alister today is 11 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alister
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Alister, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 58.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alister described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Alister at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White58.5% · 751
- Black or African American14.1% · 181
- Hispanic or Latino13.0% · 167
- Two or more races8.3% · 106
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.5% · 70
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 9
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Little surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Little, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Little described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Little at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.2% · 67,949
- Black or African American23.5% · 23,755
- Two or more races4.4% · 4,432
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 3,090
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 1,222
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 613
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Alister has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0005% of the US population, based on 1,547 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Alister right now.
The surname Little appears at a rate of 33.81 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0338%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Alister Little. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Alister
Related
Other people with the surname Little
FAQ
Alister Little: questions and answers
How many people are named Alister Little?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Alister Little. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0005%) with the surname frequency (33.81 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alister Little?
We classify Alister Little as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Alister a male or female name?
Alister is predominantly male. Out of 1,566 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Alister profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Alister Little?
See how common the name Alister Little is on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.