Recorded 1921–1939 Boys' name Peak 1921 10 births

Alten — boys' name

10 babies named Alten in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s5

The verdict

10 boys have been named Alten since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1939.

10
total births
1921–1939
years on record
1920s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Alten was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

5 babies were named Alten in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alten

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Alten between 1921 and 1939, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alten performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alten 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 10 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.

Alten at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

10

Since 1921

19 years of records

Peak year

1921

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1921

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1939

Alten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1921

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1921)
5
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
5 19391921 5

Alten by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Alten's all-time total
1920s51930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alten?
10 babies have been named Alten since 1921. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1921 with 5 births.
When was Alten most popular?
Alten was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Alten been used?
Alten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 19 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Alten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alton, Alto, Alter, Altair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1921–1939 (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.