Alta
Meaning
high, tall
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alta peaked in the 1890s and the 1910s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,200 people · the #7,311 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 166,667 · median age 70
Among people named Alta living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Alta
Most people given the name Alta in the United States were born between 1940 and 1989. The Alta you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Alta deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Alta truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Alta fits with your family’s names and surname.
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