Boys' name · since 1975
Altariq
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 211 babies named Altariq, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 211
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Altariq is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 211 have been recorded since 1975.
Altariq has 211 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2016.
- #12,616 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 211 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Altariq ranks #12,616 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 211 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 211
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Altariq's 211 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Altariq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Altariq splits its recorded history at 1993: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Altariq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2016
- Peak year (1997)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Altariq by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (94 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Altariq's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Altariq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 94 births (45% of all-time use).
Altariq by state
Where Altariq concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 117 | 55.5% |
117 of 211 births nationwide.
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- Altariq's decade-level peak was the 1990s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Altariqs (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Altariq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1975–2016 (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 Altariq 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.