McAlister - name meaning and origin

The boy's name McAlister \m-calis-ter, mc(a)-li-ster\ is a variant of Macallister (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of McAlister is "son of Alistair".

The baby name McAlister sounds like McAllister and MacAlister. Another similar baby name is Alister.

McAlister is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name McAlister. Compare McAlister with related baby names.