Altus vs Alton

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

Name A

Altus

Boy name

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Name B

Alton

Boy name · Rank #1566

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Metric Altus Alton
Current Rank Unranked #1566
Total Births (all years) 82 47,349
Peak Year 1928 1937
Peak Year Births 9 836
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Altus Alton
1880ss — 191
1890ss — 276
1900ss — 1,102
1910ss 15 4,417
1920ss 37 7,243
1930ss 15 7,215
1940ss 5 6,373
1950ss — 5,988
1960ss 10 4,376
1970ss — 2,855
1980ss — 2,211
1990ss — 1,684
2000ss — 1,466
2010ss — 1,426
2020ss — 526

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Altus 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, 1915–1966.

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