Alontay
A French name meaning "towards the heights" or "from the summit".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Alontay. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alontay today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alontay births was 1997 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alontay. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Alontay. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
1997
6 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2001 SSA rank
#10,626
Tracked since 1997
Popularity
Alontay: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alontay from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alontay by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alontay during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alontay
The name Alontay has its roots in the Aramaic language, which was spoken in ancient Syria and Mesopotamia. It is believed to have originated around the 7th century BC during the Neo-Babylonian period. The name is derived from the Aramaic words "alon" meaning "oak" and "tay" meaning "strength" or "power".
In ancient Aramaic culture, the oak tree was revered as a symbol of strength, endurance, and longevity. The combination of these two words, "alon" and "tay", created the name Alontay, which was believed to bestow the qualities of strength, resilience, and perseverance upon the bearer.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alontay can be found in the Aramaic inscriptions from the reign of King Ashurbanipal (668-627 BC), who ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire. These inscriptions mention an Aramaic scribe named Alontay, who was responsible for documenting the king's military campaigns and administrative affairs.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Alontay. In the 3rd century AD, Alontay of Edessa was a prominent Christian scholar and theologian who made significant contributions to the development of Syriac Christianity. He is known for his translations of Greek philosophical and theological texts into Syriac.
During the Byzantine era, Alontay the Patrician (c. 550-610) was a high-ranking military commander and diplomat who served under the Emperor Maurice. He played a crucial role in securing alliances and negotiating treaties with neighboring kingdoms.
In the 9th century, Alontay ibn al-Muqaffa' (c. 720-756) was a renowned Persian scholar, translator, and author. He is credited with introducing many works of Indian and Persian literature to the Arabic-speaking world, contributing significantly to the intellectual and cultural exchange during the Islamic Golden Age.
Another notable figure was Alontay al-Razi (c. 865-925), a Persian polymath, philosopher, and physician. He made groundbreaking contributions to various fields, including medicine, philosophy, and alchemy. His influential works on medicine and philosophy were widely studied and influential in the Islamic world and Europe.
In the 12th century, Alontay of Tyre (c. 1105-1185) was a prominent Crusader historian and archbishop of Tyre. His work, "Historia Rerum in Partibus Transmarinis Gestarum" (History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea), is a valuable historical account of the Crusades from a Western perspective.
People
Alontay + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alontay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alontay: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alontay?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alontay going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Alontay a common name?
We classify Alontay as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alontay most popular?
The single biggest year for Alontay was 1997, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alontay is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alontay in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alontay a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alontay in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alontay still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alontay in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alontay can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Alontay?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.