Meaning and history
Altair means “the flyer” in Arabic and is the name of a star in the constellation Aquila.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 5 births, rank #12,553
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 10 births, rank #7,591
20112011: 9 births, rank #8,079
2012: 17 births, rank #5,256
2013: 14 births, rank #5,923
2014: 14 births, rank #5,997
2015: 18 births, rank #5,058
20162016: 13 births, rank #6,349
2017: 17 births, rank #5,297
2018: 19 births, rank #4,918
2019: 13 births, rank #6,406
2020: 9 births, rank #8,067
20212021: 19 births, rank #4,936
2022: 11 births, rank #7,262
2023: 15 births, rank #5,927
2024: 26 births, rank #4,072
20252025: 16 births, rank #5,608
In 2025, 16 babies were recorded with the name Altair, ranking #5,608 among boys.