In all the world, Alista (Alista 
) is a rare dominantly girly, but uncommonly male forename. The first name Alista is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is a rare dominantly girly, but uncommonly masculine name, Tanzania, where it is a very rare female name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, India, and Tanzania. Likewise, Alista is the last name as well as the forename.