Alter vs Alton

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

Name A

Alter

Boy name

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Name B

Alton

Boy name · Rank #1566

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Metric Alter Alton
Current Rank Unranked #1566
Total Births (all years) 393 47,349
Peak Year 2012 1937
Peak Year Births 21 836
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alter Alton
1880ss — 191
1890ss — 276
1900ss — 1,102
1910ss 12 4,417
1920ss 13 7,243
1930ss 11 7,215
1940ss 5 6,373
1950ss 12 5,988
1960ss 5 4,376
1970ss 11 2,855
1980ss 32 2,211
1990ss 42 1,684
2000ss 107 1,466
2010ss 104 1,426
2020ss 39 526

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alter Alton
2014 11 162
2015 10 147
2016 5 148
2017 9 133
2018 9 132
2019 9 133
2020 7 92
2021 11 137
2022 11 86
2023 10 101
2024 — 110

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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