Baby name

Alta

Girl

Classic name

1918 was its best year: 820 births, or 1 baby in 2,648. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 4264.

28,931births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 221rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Alta are born

1918

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Alta is most common in Oklahoma (5 times), Idaho (4.6) and Arkansas (4.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Alma 163,723
Alia 14,028
Alva 8,889
Alba 7,471
Aleta 6,446
Alda 4,966

Names from the same era

Selma · Elva · Luella · Helene · Francis · Eugenia

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