Alto vs Alton

Side-by-side comparison of Alto and Alton — 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

Alton

Boy name · Rank #1566

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Metric Alto Alton
Current Rank Unranked #1566
Total Births (all years) 561 47,349
Peak Year 1919 1937
Peak Year Births 20 836
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alto Alton
1880ss 22 191
1890ss 40 276
1900ss 11 1,102
1910ss 130 4,417
1920ss 129 7,243
1930ss 77 7,215
1940ss 55 6,373
1950ss 56 5,988
1960ss 17 4,376
1970ss 13 2,855
1980ss 6 2,211
1990ss 5 1,684
2000ss — 1,466
2010ss — 1,426
2020ss — 526

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alto Alton
2014 — 162
2015 — 147
2016 — 148
2017 — 133
2018 — 132
2019 — 133
2020 — 92
2021 — 137
2022 — 86
2023 — 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, 1881–1991.

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