Meaning of the nameAlta
- Female
- Al-ta
Alta is a feminine name that Wiktionary and Behind the Name cautiously link to Latin, in the sense of 'high'; the meaning is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Alta is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,200
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,311
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,068
- people
Alta in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alta, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (310 people).
1,172 women 28 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Alta is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alta in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 208 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 180 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 134 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 77 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alta
Wiktionary records Alta as a feminine name from English, possibly from the Latin alta ('high'), used in the United States in the nineteenth century. Behind the Name gives the same hypothesis, also with caution, and points to the Latin altus or the Italian and Spanish alto as possible origins. The origin of the name in Brazil is uncertain. The name is almost always female, and almost all the people recorded were born before 1970. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,200 people named Alta, with a median age of 70.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alta · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Alta · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Alta
What does the name Alta mean?
The meaning of Alta is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Alta in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,200 people with the first name Alta, which ranks it number 7,311 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Alta a boy's or a girl's name?
Alta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,172 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alta most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Alta (134 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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