Alter

Where Alter comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Alter.

Alter through the years
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #3,825 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1922
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1933
    Peak, #3,268
    6 babies named Alter, its best rank.
  4. 1934
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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