Girls' name · since 1915
Altagracia
779 babies named Altagracia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 779
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
779 girls have been named Altagracia since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Altagracia has 779 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2008.
- #8,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 779 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Altagracia ranks #8,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 779 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 779
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Altagracia's 779 recorded births place it above 87.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Altagracia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Altagracia splits its recorded history at 1963: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Altagracia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2008
- Peak year (1990)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Altagracia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (135 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Altagracia's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Altagracia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 48
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
106 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s
1960s
92 births
- 1970s
1970s
135 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 135 births (17% of all-time use).
How Altagracia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Altagracia's total volume
Altagracia by state
Where Altagracia concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 132 | 16.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 80 | 10.3% |
| #3 | California | | 45 | 5.8% |
132 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Altagracia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Altagracias (132 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Altagracia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~93 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Altagracia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.