How Many People Are Named Altair?
people named Altair are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 833,621 people in the US has this name
Based on 413 babies named Altair in Social Security records from 2008 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "the flyer" in Arabic. This is the name of a star in the constellation Aquila.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Altair, 40.7% were girls and 59.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Altair fell from 44% in the 2010s to 25.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Altair alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Altair first appears in the records in 2008 and was given most often in 2012, to 33 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2008 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Altair has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,077, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #5,616. Among girls, its best rank was #6,730, in 2014.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,616 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,077 (2024) | #6,730 (2014) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,008 in the 2010s | #9,397 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Altair alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Altair were born in California than in any other state: about 29 of those alive today.
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