Altair vs Alto

Side-by-side comparison of Altair and Alto — 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

Alto

Boy name

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Metric Altair Alto
Current Rank #4172 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 229 561
Peak Year 2024 1919
Peak Year Births 26 20
Peak Decade 2010ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2008 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Altair Alto
1880ss — 22
1890ss — 40
1900ss — 11
1910ss — 130
1920ss — 129
1930ss — 77
1940ss — 55
1950ss — 56
1960ss — 17
1970ss — 13
1980ss — 6
1990ss — 5
2000ss 5 —
2010ss 144 —
2020ss 80 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Altair Alto
2014 14 —
2015 18 —
2016 13 —
2017 17 —
2018 19 —
2019 13 —
2020 9 —
2021 19 —
2022 11 —
2023 15 —
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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