Alton vs Alto

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

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Alton

Boy name · Rank #1566

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Name B

Alto

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alton Alto
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, 1880–2024.

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