Recorded 1969–2009 Boys' name Peak 1978 194 births

Altonio — boys' name

194 babies named Altonio in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s771980s541990s342000s23
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Altonio was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

13 babies were named Altonio in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Altonio

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Altonio between 1969 and 2009, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Altonio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Altonio performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Altonio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Altonio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Altonio 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 194 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.

Altonio at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

194

Since 1969

41 years of records

Peak year

1978

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1969

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2009

Altonio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1969

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1978)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 20091999199019851980197619711969 6

Altonio by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
77 births that decade — 40% of Altonio's all-time total
1960s61970s771980s541990s342000s23

Altonio by state

Where Altonio concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Altonio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.6%
Georgia share of Altonio's total US births 2.6%

5 of 194 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Altonio?
194 babies have been named Altonio since 1969. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1978 with 13 births.
When was Altonio most popular?
Altonio was most popular in the 1970s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Altonio most popular?
The top states for the name Altonio are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Altonio been used?
Altonio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 41 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Altonio?
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, 1969–2009 (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.