Alta Girl
How popular is Alta?
#4,264 girl name in 2025
33 baby girls were named Alta in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
5,647living people named Alta (est.)
75median age of people named Alta
29,048babies named Alta since 1880
1 in 100,465US babies born in 2025
Alta popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,264 for girls (▲ 1695 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,456 in 2015, #5,001 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (820 girls) |
| Highest rank | #137 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Alta is most popular
Babies named Alta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Alta by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,523 | #137 |
| 1890s | 2,796 | #144 |
| 1900s | 3,091 | #164 |
| 1910s | 6,028 | #191 |
| 1920s | 6,198 | #243 |
| 1930s | 3,670 | #294 |
| 1940s | 2,255 | #398 |
| 1950s | 1,280 | #646 |
| 1960s | 589 | #1,162 |
| 1970s | 420 | #1,719 |
| 1980s | 289 | #2,327 |
| 1990s | 188 | #4,229 |
| 2000s | 186 | #4,786 |
| 2010s | 244 | #4,249 |
| 2020s | 174 | #4,087 |
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Questions
- Is Alta a boy or girl name?
- Alta is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alta were girls.
- How popular is the name Alta?
- 33 baby girls were named Alta in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
- When was Alta most popular?
- Alta peaked in 1918, when 820 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #137 in 1881.
- How many people are named Alta?
- 29,048 babies have been named Alta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,647 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 75.
- Where is Alta most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alta was most common in Utah, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.