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

Births by Decade

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

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
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, 1881–1991.

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