Altair is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “big/old breadfruit.” In 2024 it was given to 26 boys in the United States.
Altair belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “big/old breadfruit” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Altair first appears in Social Security records in 2008. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4063 in 2024, and in 2024 26 babies received the name — 229 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Altair means “big/old breadfruit” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Altair is a boy name. In 2024, 26 babies received the name in the US.
Altair comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Altair first appears in US records in 2008. Its best-ever ranking was #4063 in 2024, and 26 babies were given the name in 2024.
Altair is pronounced /ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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