Atticus
Atticus is ranked 277th among boys in 2024 (1,223 births). Its best rank was 264th, in 2021.
- Rank in 2024
- #277up 7 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 1,2230.07% of boys
- Peak year
- 20211,310 births
- Best rank
- #264in 2021
- Since 1881
- 17,107people given the name
The story in the numbers
17,107 boys have been named Atticus in the United States since 1881, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 1,310 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2010s alone account for 49%. It has spent 22 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2021, its biggest year
Atticus was the 264th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.
Names that rose and fell with Atticus
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Hudsonpeak 2024
- Harlempeak 2023
- Ayaanpeak 2020
- Ayanpeak 2023
- Fenixpeak 2022
- Raidenpeak 2022
- Zephyrpeak 2022
- Judahpeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.