girl's name
Alta
- Origin Latvian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 29,048
Alta is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Alta is a name of Latvian origin.
- Peaked in 1918, when 820 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Alta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,528 |
| 1890s | 2,815 |
| 1900s | 3,096 |
| 1910s | 6,053 |
| 1920s | 6,228 |
| 1930s | 3,703 |
| 1940s | 2,255 |
| 1950s | 1,280 |
| 1960s | 589 |
| 1970s | 420 |
| 1980s | 289 |
| 1990s | 188 |
| 2000s | 186 |
| 2010s | 244 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 174 |
How popular is Alta?
In 2025, Alta was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alta
How popular is the name Alta?
In 2025, Alta was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Alta a girl's or a boy's name?
Alta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Alta?
Alta has 2 syllables.
When was Alta most popular?
Alta peaked in 1918, when 820 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Alta a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alta currently ranks #4,290 in the United States. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.