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Altair

al-TAIR

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“The flying eagle; from Arabic 'al-tair'. The brightest star in the constellation Aquila, lending celestial grandeur.”

Popularity Over Time

Altair US popularity rank over timeRank 14545 in 2008 to rank 4175 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#4175#9360#14545200820202024

Altair is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Arabic

Syllables

2

Nicknames

AltTair

Style

CelestialBoldGrandTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Altair (Assassin's Creed)
  • Altair (star)
  • Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (character)

Collections

Celestial & Cosmic → Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Atlas

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Apollo

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Azriel

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Archer

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Sirius

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Leo

Latin Top 50

Orion

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Luna

Latin Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Arabic and contemporary gaming/sci-fi cultures

People Also Ask

The flying eagle; from Arabic 'al-tair'. The brightest star in the constellation Aquila, lending celestial grandeur.

Altair is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Altair include Alt, Tair.

Names that pair beautifully with Altair include Sirius, Leo, Orion, Luna.