Alta
Alta is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Israel
- US records 1880–2017
- 117 male / 28,687 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alta
If you do not know Alta’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alta,” in English, “Guten Tag Alta,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Alta,
German
Guten Tag Alta,
French
Bonjour Alta,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alta:
Chinese
Alta您好：
Japanese
Alta様
English
Hi Alta,
German
Hi Alta,
French
Salut Alta,
Spanish
Hola Alta,
Chinese
Alta你好：
Japanese
Altaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name |
United States birth data
117 male · 28,687 female · 28,804 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alta a male or female name?
Alta is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Alta in an email?
If you do not know Alta’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alta,” in English, “Guten Tag Alta,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Alta a unisex name?
Alta is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Alta a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/alta. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alta,
title = {Is Alta a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/alta},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}