Fun Facts About the Name Altin
- 149 babies named Altin: U.S. records list 149 babies given the name Altin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Altin Mean?
Altin is a masculine given name used mainly in Albanian-speaking regions, and it comes from Turkish altın, meaning "gold" or "golden." The Turkish word is written with a dotless ı; Altin is the Latin-script spelling used in Albanian and in other languages that do not use that letter. The literal sense is the metal gold, while the usual name meaning is "golden" or "golden one." Albanian has its own word for gold, ar, so Altin is not a native Albanian coinage but a borrowing from Turkish.
Altin Name History & Origins
The source word goes back to Old Turkic altun, an early Turkic term for gold that became altın in modern Turkish. The name reached the Balkans through Ottoman Turkish, the language of administration and culture across much of southeastern Europe during the centuries of Ottoman rule. In Albanian, Altin became established as a male given name, especially in Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Albania. In Turkish itself, altın is primarily a common noun and appears in surnames and compound names; as a standalone given name it is also recorded in the feminine form Altın. The Albanian masculine name is the form most often written without the Turkish dotless ı and the one usually meant by the English spelling Altin.
How Popular is the Name Altin?
Altin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #5,214 in 2007.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #9,920 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,330 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #8,866 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #8,180 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #10,822 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,177 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,196 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #9,697 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #9,648 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,022 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,630 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #5,214 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #6,475 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #11,540 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #10,002 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #6,275 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,104 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,376 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,455 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Altin Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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