Alter vs Alto

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

Name A

Alter

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Name B

Alto

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Metric Alter Alto
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 393 561
Peak Year 2012 1919
Peak Year Births 21 20
Peak Decade 2000ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Alter Alto
1880ss — 22
1890ss — 40
1900ss — 11
1910ss 12 130
1920ss 13 129
1930ss 11 77
1940ss 5 55
1950ss 12 56
1960ss 5 17
1970ss 11 13
1980ss 32 6
1990ss 42 5
2000ss 107 —
2010ss 104 —
2020ss 39 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alter Alto
2014 11 —
2015 10 —
2016 5 —
2017 9 —
2018 9 —
2019 9 —
2020 7 —
2021 11 —
2022 11 —
2023 10 —

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, 1915–2023.

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