Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Alta

#845 most common girls' name of all time · #1,528 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#845
Rank overall
#1,528 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
29,048
Since 2016
292
Peak year
1918 #221
Best rank
#138 1881
Girls Boys peak 820/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Alta is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 33 — 33 #4,266
2024 20 — 20 #5,963
2023 30 — 30 #4,566
2022 31 — 31 #4,472
2021 35 — 35 #4,090
2020 25 — 25 #5,003
2019 30 — 30 #4,547
2018 30 — 30 #4,562
2017 24 — 24 #5,338
2016 34 — 34 #4,250
2015 24 — 24 #5,458
2014 19 — 19 #6,451
2013 30 — 30 #4,645
2012 15 — 15 #7,806
2011 21 — 21 #6,148
2010 17 — 17 #7,219
2009 18 — 18 #7,066
2008 17 — 17 #7,409
2007 19 — 19 #6,812
2006 14 — 14 #8,237
2005 21 — 21 #5,800
2004 15 — 15 #7,393
2003 16 — 16 #6,885
2002 22 — 22 #5,256
2001 20 — 20 #5,570
2000 24 — 24 #4,791
1999 18 — 18 #5,661
1998 12 — 12 #7,532
1997 21 — 21 #4,819
1996 15 — 15 #6,067
1995 17 — 17 #5,440
1994 19 — 19 #5,016
1993 24 — 24 #4,261
1992 24 — 24 #4,237
1991 16 — 16 #5,660
1990 22 — 22 #4,380
1989 33 — 33 #3,166
1988 20 — 20 #4,308
1987 21 — 21 #3,983
1986 20 — 20 #4,029
1985 27 — 27 #3,246
1984 34 — 34 #2,677
1983 29 — 29 #2,911
1982 42 — 42 #2,327
1981 25 — 25 #3,340
1980 38 — 38 #2,487
1979 37 — 37 #2,478
1978 43 — 43 #2,159
1977 44 — 44 #2,125
1976 36 — 36 #2,293
1975 44 — 44 #1,986
1974 37 — 37 #2,172
1973 43 — 43 #1,913
1972 40 — 40 #1,990
1971 43 — 43 #1,966
1970 53 — 53 #1,720
1969 52 — 52 #1,668
1968 52 — 52 #1,594
1967 39 — 39 #1,881
1966 52 — 52 #1,548
1965 54 — 54 #1,516
1964 65 — 65 #1,393
1963 41 — 41 #1,815
1962 70 — 70 #1,323
1961 76 — 76 #1,268
1960 88 — 88 #1,163
1959 83 — 83 #1,165
1958 101 — 101 #1,041
1957 100 — 100 #1,044
1956 116 — 116 #935
1955 117 — 117 #906
1954 114 — 114 #897
1953 144 — 144 #760
1952 166 — 166 #691
1951 164 — 164 #682
1950 175 — 175 #647
1949 187 — 187 #603
1948 181 — 181 #615
1947 198 — 198 #605
1946 202 — 202 #558
1945 215 — 215 #497
1944 224 — 224 #477
1943 239 — 239 #476
1942 271 — 271 #445
1941 247 — 247 #436
1940 291 — 291 #398
1939 288 — 288 #393
1938 301 — 301 #384
1937 325 5 330 #356
1936 329 5 334 #345
1935 376 — 376 #326
1934 355 — 355 #335
1933 424 6 430 #294
1932 416 5 421 #313
1931 429 5 434 #307
1930 427 7 434 #318
1929 477 5 482 #305
1928 515 6 521 #290
1927 564 — 564 #281
1926 605 5 610 #273
1925 598 — 598 #271
1924 663 — 663 #255
1923 629 7 636 #255
1922 691 — 691 #247
1921 741 7 748 #243
1920 715 — 715 #244
1919 738 — 738 #231
1918 820 — 820 #221
1917 783 9 792 #217
1916 765 5 770 #220
1915 721 — 721 #222
1914 552 6 558 #227
1913 486 5 491 #213
1912 459 — 459 #207
1911 357 — 357 #201
1910 347 — 347 #191
1909 327 — 327 #180
1908 313 — 313 #183
1907 319 — 319 #176
1906 316 — 316 #171
1905 316 — 316 #167
1904 327 — 327 #164
1903 282 — 282 #172
1902 279 — 279 #170
1901 275 5 280 #166
1900 337 — 337 #164
1899 278 — 278 #161
1898 317 — 317 #161
1897 295 — 295 #155
1896 302 — 302 #155
1895 277 9 286 #156
1894 298 5 303 #145
1893 274 — 274 #147
1892 282 — 282 #145
1891 239 5 244 #147
1890 234 — 234 #151
1889 226 5 231 #148
1888 218 — 218 #147
1887 187 — 187 #139
1886 159 — 159 #151
1885 155 — 155 #147
1884 140 — 140 #151
1883 114 — 114 #156
1882 119 — 119 #148
1881 114 — 114 #138
1880 91 — 91 #151