Boys' name · since 1915
Altus
Altus has 82 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 82
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
82 boys have been named Altus since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Altus has 82 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1966.
- #18,689 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 82 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Altus ranks #18,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 82
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Altus's 82 recorded births place it above 58.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Altus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Altus splits its recorded history at 1928: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Altus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1966
- Peak year (1928)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Altus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (37 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Altus's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Altus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 37 births (45% of all-time use).
Altus by state
Where Altus concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 6.1% |
5 of 82 births nationwide.
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What to do with Altus's data
- Altus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Altuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Altus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1915–1966 (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 Altus 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.