Alastor

Meaning: Avenger of wrongdoing; later a term for scoundrel
Origin: Greek

Boy's name · #2451 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Alastor is a new arrival: it first appears in US records in 2011, and every one of the roughly 390 boys who carry it was born since. In 2025 it ranked #2451, with about 60 newborns.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,264 in Canada (2024).

In stories & tradition

Alastor Moody — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Alastor^it — Greek punitive deity

Similar names: Yanis · Alastair · Astro · Alister · Artemis · Nestor

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