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Meaning of Alta: Form the Spanish word meaning "tall"
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Origin and meaning of Alta
- Gender:
Historical gender: -
Usage over the past 5 years:girl Girl
Girls - 100% (117 births)Source: US SSA data
Boys - 0% (0 births)
girl Girl
- Origin:
- Spanish
- Meaning:
- High, tall, elevated
- More info:
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Form the Spanish word meaning "tall".
- Pronunciation:
- › ALL tah
› AL tah
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- Ranks 7,768th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names.
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Popularity of Alta (Source: US SSA)
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Since 1880 Alta was chosen 28,667 times as a name, 28,550 times for girls and 117 times for boys
| Year | Overall Rank | Girls Rank | Boys Rank | Girls Births | Boys Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12,867 | 7,768 | - | 15 | - |
| 2011 | 10,882 | 6,536 | - | 19 | - |
| 2010 | 11,907 | 7,179 | - | 17 | - |
| 2009 | 12,164 | 7,324 | - | 17 | - |
| 2008 | 12,157 | 7,415 | - | 17 | - |
| 2007 | 11,655 | 7,090 | - | 18 | - |
| 2006 | 13,483 | 8,254 | - | 14 | - |
| 2005 | 9,656 | 5,805 | - | 21 | - |
| 2004 | 12,002 | 7,402 | - | 15 | - |
| 2003 | 11,221 | 6,888 | - | 16 | - |
| 2002 | 8,727 | 5,252 | - | 22 | - |
| 2001 | 9,225 | 5,584 | - | 20 | - |
| 2000 | 8,213 | 4,984 | - | 23 | - |
| 1999 | 9,328 | 5,677 | - | 18 | - |
| 1998 | 12,853 | 8,036 | - | 11 | - |
| 1997 | 8,149 | 5,008 | - | 20 | - |
| 1996 | 9,813 | 6,076 | - | 15 | - |
| 1995 | 8,751 | 5,450 | - | 17 | - |
| 1994 | 8,506 | 5,262 | - | 18 | - |
| 1993 | 6,874 | 4,259 | - | 24 | - |
| 1992 | 7,039 | 4,382 | - | 23 | - |
| 1991 | 8,911 | 5,666 | - | 16 | - |
| 1990 | 6,959 | 4,383 | - | 22 | - |
| 1989 | 5,180 | 3,256 | - | 32 | - |
| 1988 | 6,731 | 4,309 | - | 20 | - |
| 1987 | 6,222 | 3,980 | - | 21 | - |
| 1986 | 6,274 | 4,030 | - | 20 | - |
| 1985 | 5,092 | 3,242 | - | 27 | - |
| 1984 | 4,209 | 2,674 | - | 34 | - |
| 1983 | 4,574 | 2,909 | - | 29 | - |
| 1982 | 3,660 | 2,325 | - | 42 | - |
| 1981 | 5,195 | 3,337 | - | 25 | - |
| 1980 | 3,904 | 2,484 | - | 38 | - |
| 1979 | 3,894 | 2,477 | - | 37 | - |
| 1978 | 3,426 | 2,160 | - | 43 | - |
| 1977 | 3,364 | 2,125 | - | 44 | - |
| 1976 | 3,627 | 2,289 | - | 36 | - |
| 1975 | 3,147 | 1,988 | - | 44 | - |
| 1974 | 3,358 | 2,133 | - | 38 | - |
| 1973 | 3,031 | 1,914 | - | 43 | - |
| 1972 | 3,173 | 1,988 | - | 40 | - |
| 1971 | 3,096 | 1,966 | - | 43 | - |
| 1970 | 2,726 | 1,716 | - | 53 | - |
| 1969 | 2,637 | 1,665 | - | 52 | - |
| 1968 | 2,528 | 1,594 | - | 52 | - |
| 1967 | 2,938 | 1,882 | - | 39 | - |
| 1966 | 2,451 | 1,547 | - | 52 | - |
| 1965 | 2,434 | 1,515 | - | 54 | - |
| 1964 | 2,258 | 1,393 | - | 65 | - |
| 1963 | 2,890 | 1,815 | - | 41 | - |
| 1962 | 2,156 | 1,324 | - | 70 | - |
| 1961 | 2,090 | 1,266 | - | 76 | - |
| 1960 | 1,913 | 1,163 | - | 88 | - |
| 1959 | 1,935 | 1,160 | - | 84 | - |
| 1958 | 1,729 | 1,041 | - | 101 | - |
| 1957 | 1,745 | 1,043 | - | 100 | - |
| 1956 | 1,584 | 940 | - | 115 | - |
| 1955 | 1,541 | 907 | - | 117 | - |
| 1954 | 1,527 | 897 | - | 115 | - |
| 1953 | 1,336 | 764 | - | 143 | - |
| 1952 | 1,213 | 695 | - | 165 | - |
| 1951 | 1,189 | 684 | - | 164 | - |
| 1950 | 1,130 | 647 | - | 176 | - |
| 1949 | 1,065 | 603 | - | 187 | - |
| 1948 | 1,086 | 615 | - | 180 | - |
| 1947 | 1,064 | 605 | - | 198 | - |
| 1946 | 991 | 558 | - | 202 | - |
| 1945 | 893 | 496 | - | 215 | - |
| 1944 | 857 | 473 | - | 226 | - |
| 1943 | 860 | 476 | - | 238 | - |
| 1942 | 800 | 445 | - | 270 | - |
| 1941 | 795 | 436 | - | 247 | - |
| 1940 | 723 | 397 | - | 291 | - |
| 1939 | 709 | 392 | - | 288 | - |
| 1938 | 695 | 384 | - | 301 | - |
| 1937 | 644 | 355 | 3,531 | 325 | 5 |
| 1936 | 635 | 346 | 3,560 | 329 | 5 |
| 1935 | 601 | 325 | - | 375 | - |
| 1934 | 613 | 332 | - | 356 | - |
| 1933 | 543 | 294 | 3,277 | 423 | 6 |
| 1932 | 575 | 313 | 3,794 | 415 | 5 |
| 1931 | 563 | 307 | 3,771 | 429 | 5 |
| 1930 | 583 | 318 | 3,294 | 427 | 7 |
| 1929 | 552 | 307 | 3,976 | 476 | 5 |
| 1928 | 531 | 290 | 3,706 | 516 | 6 |
| 1927 | 519 | 279 | - | 564 | - |
| 1926 | 493 | 272 | 4,219 | 605 | 5 |
| 1925 | 491 | 271 | - | 598 | - |
| 1924 | 467 | 255 | - | 663 | - |
| 1923 | 462 | 255 | 3,473 | 628 | 7 |
| 1922 | 444 | 247 | - | 691 | - |
| 1921 | 428 | 243 | 3,529 | 741 | 7 |
| 1920 | 432 | 244 | - | 714 | - |
| 1919 | 414 | 231 | - | 738 | - |
| 1918 | 389 | 221 | - | 820 | - |
| 1917 | 381 | 217 | 2,737 | 783 | 9 |
| 1916 | 383 | 220 | 3,912 | 766 | 5 |
| 1915 | 385 | 222 | - | 721 | - |
| 1914 | 386 | 227 | 2,929 | 552 | 6 |
| 1913 | 368 | 213 | 2,827 | 485 | 5 |
| 1912 | 352 | 207 | - | 458 | - |
| 1911 | 311 | 201 | - | 356 | - |
| 1910 | 289 | 191 | - | 347 | - |
| 1909 | 267 | 180 | - | 327 | - |
| 1908 | 269 | 182 | - | 313 | - |
| 1907 | 257 | 176 | - | 319 | - |
| 1906 | 247 | 171 | - | 316 | - |
| 1905 | 243 | 167 | - | 316 | - |
| 1904 | 236 | 164 | - | 327 | - |
| 1903 | 250 | 172 | - | 282 | - |
| 1902 | 248 | 170 | - | 279 | - |
| 1901 | 232 | 165 | 1,064 | 275 | 5 |
| 1900 | 240 | 164 | - | 337 | - |
| 1899 | 230 | 161 | - | 278 | - |
| 1898 | 229 | 161 | - | 317 | - |
| 1897 | 220 | 155 | - | 295 | - |
| 1896 | 224 | 155 | - | 302 | - |
| 1895 | 224 | 156 | 741 | 277 | 9 |
| 1894 | 206 | 144 | 1,083 | 298 | 5 |
| 1893 | 216 | 147 | - | 274 | - |
| 1892 | 217 | 145 | - | 282 | - |
| 1891 | 212 | 146 | 973 | 239 | 5 |
| 1890 | 226 | 151 | - | 234 | - |
| 1889 | 219 | 147 | 976 | 226 | 5 |
| 1888 | 231 | 147 | - | 218 | - |
| 1887 | 224 | 139 | - | 187 | - |
| 1886 | 248 | 151 | - | 159 | - |
| 1885 | 237 | 144 | - | 155 | - |
| 1884 | 255 | 151 | - | 140 | - |
| 1883 | 266 | 156 | - | 114 | - |
| 1882 | 268 | 148 | - | 119 | - |
| 1881 | 248 | 137 | - | 114 | - |
| 1880 | 297 | 151 | - | 91 | - |
| 1880-89 | 253 | 147 | - |
| 1890-99 | 219 | 151 | 932 |
| 1900-09 | 247 | 170 | 1064 |
| 1910-19 | 360 | 213 | 3101 |
| 1920-29 | 474 | 262 | 3732 |
| 1930-39 | 606 | 330 | 3538 |
| 1940-49 | 897 | 500 | - |
| 1950-59 | 1444 | 846 | - |
| 1960-64 | 2262 | 1392 | - |
| 1965-69 | 2588 | 1635 | - |
| 1970-74 | 3007 | 1896 | - |
| 1975-79 | 3391 | 2141 | - |
| 1980-84 | 4333 | 2764 | - |
| 1985-89 | 6080 | 3890 | - |
| 1990-94 | 7446 | 4673 | - |
| 1995-99 | 9892 | 6143 | - |
| 2000 | 8213 | 4984 | - |
| 2001 | 9225 | 5584 | - |
| 2002 | 8727 | 5252 | - |
| 2003 | 11221 | 6888 | - |
| 2004 | 12002 | 7402 | - |
| 2005 | 9656 | 5805 | - |
| 2006 | 13483 | 8254 | - |
| 2007 | 11655 | 7090 | - |
| 2008 | 12157 | 7415 | - |
| 2009 | 12164 | 7324 | - |
| 2010 | 11907 | 7179 | - |
| 2011 | 10882 | 6536 | - |
| 2012 | 12867 | 7768 | - |
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