Alto

Boy · recorded 1881–1991

  • 1991last recorded
  • 1897best year

Most popular in 1897.

Last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Alto.

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

0367118811909193619641991

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 63 recorded years as a table
Alto, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188150
188654
188749
188954
189063
189249
189443
189568
189771
189956
190033
190447
191131
191230
191314
191424
191521
191619
191717
191816
191920
192015
192114
192211
192314
192410
192513
192612
192712
19287
19299
19309
19317
19328
19338
193410
193511
19366
19376
19385
19395
19409
19426
19436
19456
19463
19483
19496
19503
19515
19523
19533
19553
19564
19574
19583
19602
19623
19633
19704
19764
19813
19912

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Alto isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1991
5
Rank in 1991
#8,236
How rare
1 in 404,065 boys
Since 1881
561

Alto was last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1897, at 71 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Alto doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.