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.

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Alter

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Name B

Alton

Boy name · Rank #1573

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Metric Alter Alton
Current Rank Unranked #1573
Total Births (all years) 408 47,457
Peak Year 2012 1937
Peak Year Births 21 836
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alter Alton
1880s - 191
1890s - 276
1900s - 1,102
1910s 12 4,417
1920s 13 7,243
1930s 11 7,215
1940s 5 6,373
1950s 12 5,989
1960s 5 4,376
1970s 11 2,855
1980s 32 2,211
1990s 42 1,684
2000s 107 1,466
2010s 104 1,427
2020s 54 632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alter Alton
2014 11 162
2015 10 147
2016 5 148
2017 9 133
2018 9 132
2019 9 134
2020 7 92
2021 11 137
2022 11 86
2023 10 101
2024 - 110
2025 15 106

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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