Recorded 1917–1953 Girls' name Peak 1936 59 births

Altamease — girls' name

59 babies named Altamease in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

59 girls have been named Altamease since 1917, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1953.

59
total births
1917–1953
years on record
1940s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Altamease was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

9 babies were named Altamease in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Altamease

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Altamease between 1917 and 1953, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Altamease currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Altamease performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Altamease shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Altamease in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Altamease in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Altamease at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

59

Since 1917

37 years of records

Peak year

1936

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1917

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1953

Altamease popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1917

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1936)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Altamease by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
21 births that decade — 36% of Altamease's all-time total
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Altamease by state

Where Altamease concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Altamease
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
33 55.9%
Florida share of Altamease's total US births 55.9%

33 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Altamease?
59 babies have been named Altamease since 1917. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1936 with 9 births.
When was Altamease most popular?
Altamease was most popular in the 1940s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
Where is Altamease most popular?
The top states for the name Altamease are Florida (33 births).
How long has the name Altamease been used?
Altamease has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 37 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Altamease?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alta, Althea, Altha, Altagracia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.