Alto vs Altair

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

Name A

Alto

Boy name

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Name B

Altair

Boy name · Rank #4172

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Metric Alto Altair
Current Rank Unranked #4172
Total Births (all years) 561 229
Peak Year 1919 2024
Peak Year Births 20 26
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 2008

Births by Decade

Decade Alto Altair
1880ss 22 —
1890ss 40 —
1900ss 11 —
1910ss 130 —
1920ss 129 —
1930ss 77 —
1940ss 55 —
1950ss 56 —
1960ss 17 —
1970ss 13 —
1980ss 6 —
1990ss 5 —
2000ss — 5
2010ss — 144
2020ss — 80

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alto Altair
2014 — 14
2015 — 18
2016 — 13
2017 — 17
2018 — 19
2019 — 13
2020 — 9
2021 — 19
2022 — 11
2023 — 15
2024 — 26

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, 1881–1991.

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