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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Alter

Used in both girl and boy records

Alter appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Alter by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDAlter as a girl’s nameUS records 1914–1922
#39011girl rank1914peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDAlter as a boy’s nameUS records 1915–2023
#7867boy rank2012peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Alter in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19147 uses#287619141914–19223 listed years
Boy201221 uses#326819331915–202045 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.