Altair vs Alter

Side-by-side comparison of Altair and Alter — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Altair

Boy name · Rank #4172

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Name B

Alter

Boy name

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Metric Altair Alter
Current Rank #4172 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 229 393
Peak Year 2024 2012
Peak Year Births 26 21
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2008 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Altair Alter
1910ss — 12
1920ss — 13
1930ss — 11
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 12
1960ss — 5
1970ss — 11
1980ss — 32
1990ss — 42
2000ss 5 107
2010ss 144 104
2020ss 80 39

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Altair Alter
2014 14 11
2015 18 10
2016 13 5
2017 17 9
2018 19 9
2019 13 9
2020 9 7
2021 19 11
2022 11 11
2023 15 10
2024 26 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2008–2024.

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