Alten

AWL-uhn /ˈɔːlʔən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Alten is a very rare variant of Alton that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Alten is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1939. Alten was first reported in SSA data in 1921 and peaked in 1921 (5 births).

About the name Alten

PronunciationAWL-uhn /ˈɔːlʔən/
5peak births 1921
1921first in SSA data

Names similar to Alten

How popular is Alten?

Boys named Alten
19211925193019351939
Boys named Alten per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1921–1939 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1939) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Alten total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19395—#3,489
19215—#4,342