Alto
Last seen for girls in 1926 at #4,306 · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to boys 94.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1897 · 8 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 561since 1881
Alto over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
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| 1981 | — | #5,468 | 6 | |
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| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
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| 1970 | — | #3,836 | 7 | |
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| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,024 | 8 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,201 | 7 | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,373 | 6 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,329 | 6 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,668 | 5 | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | #3,525 | 5 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,712 | 8 | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #2,179 | 11 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,246 | 11 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,393 | 10 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,609 | 10 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,076 | 8 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | — | #2,089 | 15 | |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,152 | 15 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,695 | 20 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,998 | 16 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,660 | 18 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,545 | 16 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #1,387 | 7 |
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| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
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| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
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| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
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| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Alto! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1885, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
See more about Alto
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
- Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1895 (#1,074 → #795)
- Biggest drop: 382 spots in 1900 (#928 → #1,310)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1897 at #787 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1898, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 1886–1887
- Highest: 1 in 14,095 boys born in 1897 were named Alto (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 404,066 boys born in 1991 (0.00%)
- 23.2% of all boys named Alto (130) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | #845 (1886) | #878 |
| 1890s | 40 | #787 (1897) | #892 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,064 (1904) | #1,187 |
| 1910s | 130 | #1,353 (1912) | #1,731 |
| 1920s | 129 | #2,052 (1920) | #2,370 |
| 1930s | 77 | #2,246 (1935) | #2,891 |
| 1940s | 55 | #2,179 (1940) | #2,835 |
| 1950s | 56 | #2,662 (1951) | #3,193 |
| 1960s | 17 | #3,640 (1962) | #3,775 |
| 1970s | 13 | #3,836 (1970) | #4,386 |
| 1980s | 6 | #5,468 (1981) | #5,468 |
| 1990s | 5 | #8,236 (1991) | #8,236 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alto in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 197,567 of them was named Alto, which outranked 23.4% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,873Zillah7
- #3,873Zoie7
- #3,873Zoila7
- #4,306Alto6
- #4,306Acie6
- #4,306Adamae6
- #4,306Ader6
- #4,851Addis5
- #4,851Adean5
- #4,851Adie5
Tied with 544 names at #4,306; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 85,423 of them was named Alto, which outranked 52.4% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,186Watt14
- #2,186Waylon14
- #2,186Wilmot14
- #2,302Alto13
- #2,302Alexis13
- #2,302Alston13
- #2,302Alvia13
- #2,436Abbott12
- #2,436Albertus12
- #2,436Alven12
Tied with 133 names at #2,302; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.