The baby name Altman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ALT-man, IPA: /ˈaltmən/ (German: [ˈaltman]; English variants often /ˈɔltmən/ or /ˈæltmən/).
Altman is German in Origin.
The baby name Altman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ALT-man, IPA: /ˈaltmən/ (German: [ˈaltman]; English variants often /ˈɔltmən/ or /ˈæltmən/).
Altman is German in Origin.
Altman is a masculine given name and surname of German and Ashkenazic Jewish origin. It derives from Middle High German alt “old” + man(n) “man,” mirrored in Yiddish alt + man, conveying “elder” or “venerable man,” conceptually akin to the English civic title alderman. As a personal name it appears in medieval records, notably borne by Altmann (Altman) of Passau (c. 1015–1091), before becoming more familiar as a hereditary surname across German-speaking and Central/Eastern European Jewish communities.
In the modern era Altman occasionally serves as a transferred-use given name in English-speaking countries and Israel, often chosen to honor family heritage or the virtues of wisdom and seniority implied by the meaning. Spelling variants and near-variants include Altmann (standard German), Oltmann/Oltman (Low German/Dutch), and Aultman (Americanized). Related cognates in other traditions include English Oldman and the office-name Alderman.
Altman is a genuine rarity. We hold just 30 recorded uses of it, from 16 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Altman is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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