Alto

AL-toh /ˈæltoʊ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Alto is a rare variant of Aldo that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Alto is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Alto was first reported in SSA data in 1881 and peaked in 1919 (20 births).

About the name Alto

PronunciationAL-toh /ˈæltoʊ/
CultureEstonian

Names similar to Alto

AldoAltayAltaiAlteoAldieAlidaAlettaAltonAltina

How popular is Alto?

Boys named Alto
1881190019201940196019801991
Boys named Alto per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1881–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) 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
Girls named Alto
19111915192019251926
Girls named Alto per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1881–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) 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

Alto total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19915——#8,269
19816——#5,497
19766——#4,953
19707——#3,852
19636——#3,657
19626——#3,650
19605——#4,049
19586——#3,567
19578——#3,029
19568——#2,980
19557——#3,207
19536——#3,432
19526——#3,386
19519——#2,668
19506——#3,333
194910——#2,457
19485——#3,690
19465——#3,540
19458——#2,575
19438——#2,743
19428——#2,715
194011——#2,182
19395——#3,490
19386——#3,185
19376——#3,183
19366——#3,158
193511——#2,249
193410——#2,397
19338——#2,742
19328——#2,853
19317——#3,103
193010——#2,614
192910——#2,598
19288——#3,085
192714——#2,200
192619—#4,322#2,304
192515——#2,094
192421—#3,150#2,646
192315——#2,124
192212——#2,491
192115——#2,155
192016——#2,054
191920——#1,697
191816——#2,002
191721—#4,615#1,902
191617——#1,774
191518——#1,662
191416——#1,549
191312—#3,205#2,279
191213——#1,356
191112—#2,479#1,392
19046——#1,066
19005——#1,318
18996——#933
18978——#789
18958——#800
18945——#1,084
18926——#959
18907——#815
18896——#881
18875——#933
18866——#848
18815——#869
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