Alton vs Alter

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

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Alton

Boy name · Rank #1573

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Alter

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alton Alter
2014 162 11
2015 147 10
2016 148 5
2017 133 9
2018 132 9
2019 134 9
2020 92 7
2021 137 11
2022 86 11
2023 101 10
2024 110 -
2025 106 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, 1880–2025.

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