Alto vs Alter

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

Name A

Alto

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Name B

Alter

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alto Alter
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, 1881–1991.

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