Girls' name · since 1920
Altamese
287 babies named Altamese in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
287 girls have been named Altamese since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Altamese recorded 287 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1987.
- #16,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 287 born since 1920
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Altamese ranks #16,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1920, peaking in the 1930s.
- #16,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
Altamese's 287 recorded births place it above 77.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Altamese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Altamese's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1934 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Altamese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1987
- Peak year (1934)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Altamese by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (78 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Altamese's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Altamese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
60 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 78 births (27% of all-time use).
Altamese by state
Where Altamese concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 176 | 61.3% |
176 of 287 births nationwide.
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What to do with Altamese's data
- Altamese's decade-level peak was the 1930s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Altameses (176 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Altamese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1920–1987 (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 Altamese 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.