Girls' name · since 1916
Altamae
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Altamae, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Altamae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 36 recorded since 1916.
Altamae has 36 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1924.
- #38,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Altamae ranks #38,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #38,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Altamae's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Altamae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Altamae's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Altamae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1924
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Altamae by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (25 births, 69% of the file).
1910s was Altamae's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Altamae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 25 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Altamae's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1920s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Altamae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1916–1924 (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 Altamae 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.