Altay

A bright and vivid name with golden hues and a rugged, mountainous connection, Altay, or Altai, appears on the map as a mountain range, spanning across Russia, Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan. A Top 100 name in Azerbaijan since 2021, it is also familiar in Turkey and Kazakhstan.

Altay is also the name of a type of Turkish military tank, a number of cities in Central Asia, and a breed of sheep.

Pronounced ahl-TYE.

As of October 2026, Altay ranked #5619 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA.