Altus — boys' name

What the Data Says About Altus

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Altus between 1915 and 1966, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Altus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Altus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Altus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Altus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Altus 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 82 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.