Balta is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hakan Balta (born 1983), Turkish midfielder footballer who plays for Galatasaray S.K. José Balta (1814–1872), Peruvian soldier and president of Peru, 1868–1872 Ksenija Balta (born 1986), Estonian athlete María Balta, Peruvian politician Paul Balta (1929–2019), French journalist and writer Víctor Balta (born 1986), Peruvian football defender who plays for Juan Aurich