Altair
Boy name
Altair meaning
The flying eagle, also refers to a first magnitude star in the constellation Lyra.
Altair at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- الطيرAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #4,055 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
- star
Altair popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #12,551 | 5 |
| 2010 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2020 | #8,062 | 9 |
| 2024 | #4,055 | 26 |
All 16 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #12,551 | 5 |
| 2010 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2011 | #8,078 | 9 |
| 2012 | #5,256 | 17 |
| 2013 | #5,923 | 14 |
| 2014 | #5,996 | 14 |
| 2015 | #5,057 | 18 |
| 2016 | #6,347 | 13 |
| 2017 | #5,294 | 17 |
| 2018 | #4,917 | 19 |
| 2019 | #6,404 | 13 |
| 2020 | #8,062 | 9 |
| 2021 | #4,935 | 19 |
| 2022 | #7,260 | 11 |
| 2023 | #5,924 | 15 |
| 2024 | #4,055 | 26 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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