Altan vs Alter

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

Name A

Altan

Boy name · Rank #6747

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Name B

Alter

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Metric Altan Alter
Current Rank #6747 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 145 408
Peak Year 2016 2012
Peak Year Births 14 21
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2009 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Altan Alter
1910s - 12
1920s - 13
1930s - 11
1940s - 5
1950s - 12
1960s - 5
1970s - 11
1980s - 32
1990s - 42
2000s 6 107
2010s 82 104
2020s 57 54

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Altan Alter
2014 8 11
2015 8 10
2016 14 5
2017 10 9
2018 8 9
2019 11 9
2020 6 7
2021 10 11
2022 7 11
2023 9 10
2024 13 -
2025 12 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, 2009–2025.

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