Alta - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Alta \a-lta, al-ta\ is pronounced All-tah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "high, elevated". As in Alta, Utah, thousands of feet above sea level.

Alta has 2 variant forms: Alto and Altus.

Baby names that sound like Alta are Aldo and Aled.

Alta is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Alta. Click here to compare Alta with related baby names.