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 #4186

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Name B

Alter

Boy name

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Metric Altair Alter
Current Rank #4186 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 245 408
Peak Year 2024 2012
Peak Year Births 26 21
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2008 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Altair Alter
1910s - 12
1920s - 13
1930s - 11
1940s - 5
1950s - 12
1960s - 5
1970s - 11
1980s - 32
1990s - 42
2000s 5 107
2010s 144 104
2020s 96 54

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 -
2025 16 15

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, 2008–2025.

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