Alter is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #8186 in 2018 with 9 recorded births. This places Alter in the bottom 42% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2012 with 21 births ranking #4535. In 2018, approximately 1 in every 201,719 boys born was named Alter. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.