Alta
#4,265 for girls in 2025, 33 births · Last seen for boys in 1937 at #3,518
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 114 births
- Debut · girls
- 91 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 28,931since 1880
Alta over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Alta has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,265 | 33 | — | |
| 2024 | #5,962 | 20 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,472 | 31 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,090 | 35 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,003 | 25 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,546 | 30 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,562 | 30 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,338 | 24 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,250 | 34 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,451 | 19 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,645 | 30 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | — | |
| 2011 | #6,148 | 21 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,066 | 18 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,812 | 19 | — | |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,570 | 20 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | — | |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,308 | 20 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,246 | 27 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,677 | 34 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,910 | 29 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,327 | 42 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,477 | 37 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,159 | 43 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,124 | 44 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,292 | 36 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,986 | 44 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,172 | 37 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,913 | 43 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,989 | 40 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,966 | 43 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,719 | 53 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,667 | 52 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,594 | 52 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,881 | 39 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,548 | 52 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,516 | 54 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,393 | 65 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,815 | 41 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,323 | 70 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,268 | 76 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,163 | 88 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,165 | 83 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,041 | 101 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,044 | 100 | — | |
| 1956 | #935 | 116 | — | |
| 1955 | #906 | 117 | — | |
| 1954 | #897 | 114 | — | |
| 1953 | #760 | 144 | — | |
| 1952 | #691 | 166 | — | |
| 1951 | #682 | 164 | — | |
| 1950 | #647 | 175 | — | |
| 1949 | #603 | 187 | — | |
| 1948 | #615 | 181 | — | |
| 1947 | #605 | 198 | — | |
| 1946 | #558 | 202 | — | |
| 1945 | #496 | 215 | — | |
| 1944 | #476 | 224 | — | |
| 1943 | #476 | 239 | — | |
| 1942 | #445 | 271 | — | |
| 1941 | #436 | 247 | — | |
| 1940 | #398 | 291 | — | |
| 1939 | #392 | 288 | — | |
| 1938 | #384 | 301 | — | |
| 1937 | #356 | 325 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #345 | 329 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #325 | 376 | — | |
| 1934 | #335 | 355 | — | |
| 1933 | #294 | 424 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #312 | 416 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #307 | 429 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #318 | 427 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #305 | 477 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #290 | 515 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #281 | 564 | — | |
| 1926 | #273 | 605 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #271 | 598 | — | |
| 1924 | #255 | 663 | — | |
| 1923 | #255 | 629 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #247 | 691 | — | |
| 1921 | #243 | 741 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #244 | 715 | — | |
| 1919 | #231 | 738 | — | |
| 1918 | #221 | 820 | — | |
| 1917 | #217 | 783 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #220 | 765 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #222 | 721 | — | |
| 1914 | #227 | 552 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #213 | 486 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #207 | 459 | — | |
| 1911 | #201 | 357 | — | |
| 1910 | #191 | 347 | — | |
| 1909 | #180 | 327 | — | |
| 1908 | #182 | 313 | — | |
| 1907 | #176 | 319 | — | |
| 1906 | #171 | 316 | — | |
| 1905 | #167 | 316 | — | |
| 1904 | #164 | 327 | — | |
| 1903 | #172 | 282 | — | |
| 1902 | #170 | 279 | — | |
| 1901 | #165 | 275 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #164 | 337 | — | |
| 1899 | #161 | 278 | — | |
| 1898 | #161 | 317 | — | |
| 1897 | #155 | 295 | — | |
| 1896 | #155 | 302 | — | |
| 1895 | #156 | 277 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #144 | 298 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #147 | 274 | — | |
| 1892 | #145 | 282 | — | |
| 1891 | #146 | 239 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #151 | 234 | — | |
| 1889 | #147 | 226 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #147 | 218 | — | |
| 1887 | #139 | 187 | — | |
| 1886 | #151 | 159 | — | |
| 1885 | #144 | 155 | — | |
| 1884 | #151 | 140 | — | |
| 1883 | #156 | 114 | — | |
| 1882 | #148 | 119 | — | |
| 1881 | #137 | 114 | — | |
| 1880 | #151 | 91 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alta was already there! It came in at #151, and was given to 91 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1998–1999, when fewer than 19 girls a year got the name.
Where Alta is popular in 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Arkansas#323 · 1 in 2,483
- West Virginia#325 · 1 in 2,982
- Kentucky#337 · 1 in 3,407
- Oklahoma#355 · 1 in 3,072
- Kansas#360 · 1 in 3,595
Best ever in a state: #31 in Idaho, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #323 | 9 | 1 in 2,483 |
| West Virginia | #325 | 8 | 1 in 2,982 |
| Kentucky | #337 | 10 | 1 in 3,407 |
| Oklahoma | #355 | 7 | 1 in 3,072 |
| Kansas | #360 | 5 | 1 in 3,595 |
| Indiana | #402 | 8 | 1 in 5,250 |
| Alabama | #404 | 9 | 1 in 4,157 |
| Texas | #404 | 29 | 1 in 3,267 |
| Missouri | #422 | 7 | 1 in 5,535 |
| Tennessee | #430 | 7 | 1 in 5,384 |
| Illinois | #571 | 9 | 1 in 9,534 |
| Pennsylvania | #611 | 8 | 1 in 12,838 |
| California | #629 | 13 | 1 in 8,709 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 1,697 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #4,265)
- 738 spots since 2020 (#5,003 → #4,265)
- 1,193 spots since 2015 (#5,458 → #4,265)
- Biggest jump: 18 spots in 1933 (#312 → #294)
- Biggest drop: 137 spots in 1954 (#760 → #897)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #137 (114 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 82 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1880–1956
Share of babies · girls
1 in 748
- Highest: 1 in 748 girls born in 1894 were named Alta (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 48,705 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #137 in 1881, was only 1 in 807 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 21.4% of all girls named Alta (6,198) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,523 | #137 (1881) | #147 |
| 1890s | 2,796 | #144 (1894) | #152 |
| 1900s | 3,091 | #164 (1900) | #171 |
| 1910s | 6,028 | #191 (1910) | #215 |
| 1920s | 6,198 | #243 (1921) | #266 |
| 1930s | 3,670 | #294 (1933) | #337 |
| 1940s | 2,255 | #398 (1940) | #511 |
| 1950s | 1,280 | #647 (1950) | #877 |
| 1960s | 589 | #1,163 (1960) | #1,517 |
| 1970s | 420 | #1,719 (1970) | #2,080 |
| 1980s | 289 | #2,327 (1982) | #3,247 |
| 1990s | 188 | #4,236 (1992) | #5,306 |
| 2000s | 186 | #4,791 (2000) | #6,521 |
| 2010s | 244 | #4,250 (2016) | #5,642 |
| 2020s | 174 | #4,090 (2021) | #4,726 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alta in 1949
girls
#603
187 births · 1 in 9,149 girls
Top girls' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 9,149 of them was named Alta, which outranked 90.1% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.