Names / Unisex names
Altair
Current rank
#5,618
and rising
All-time peak
#4,080
in 2024
First recorded
2008
in U.S. data
Children named
413
since 2008
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,080 in 2024 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A unisex name, Altair first shows up in 2008. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 413 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.