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) 408 561
Peak Year 2012 1919
Peak Year Births 21 20
Peak Decade 2000s 1910s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Alter Alto
1880s - 22
1890s - 40
1900s - 11
1910s 12 130
1920s 13 129
1930s 11 77
1940s 5 55
1950s 12 56
1960s 5 17
1970s 11 13
1980s 32 6
1990s 42 5
2000s 107 -
2010s 104 -
2020s 54 -

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 -
2025 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, 1915–2025.

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