Atlas
#1,478 for girls in 2025, 145 births · #75 for boys in 2025, 4,413 births
Given to boys 95.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 4,413 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 25,893since 1883
Atlas over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,478 | 145 | #75 | 4,413 |
| 2024 | #1,406 | 159 | #101 | 3,433 |
| 2023 | #1,377 | 163 | #111 | 3,211 |
| 2022 | #1,387 | 165 | #130 | 2,916 |
| 2021 | #1,242 | 189 | #147 | 2,549 |
| 2020 | #1,642 | 126 | #188 | 2,054 |
| 2019 | #2,231 | 82 | #226 | 1,659 |
| 2018 | #2,711 | 63 | #289 | 1,219 |
| 2017 | #2,925 | 56 | #329 | 1,042 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #398 | 800 |
| 2015 | #4,584 | 30 | #487 | 603 |
| 2014 | #5,993 | 21 | #639 | 411 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #779 | 288 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #1,383 | 121 |
| 2011 | — | #1,484 | 109 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,574 | 100 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,143 | 63 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,345 | 55 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,188 | 35 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,675 | 19 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,824 | 17 | |
| 2004 | — | #4,264 | 20 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,877 | 12 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,395 | 13 | |
| 2001 | — | #7,536 | 8 | |
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,530 | 9 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,159 | 12 | |
| 1997 | — | #7,281 | 7 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,535 | 10 | |
| 1995 | — | #7,792 | 6 | |
| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,447 | 13 | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #5,521 | 9 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,229 | 7 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | #6,721 | 5 | |
| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | #6,238 | 5 | |
| 1982 | — | #5,619 | 6 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | #5,464 | 5 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | #3,146 | 10 | |
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,305 | 7 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,535 | 6 | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | #3,329 | 6 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,123 | 13 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,218 | 12 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,671 | 9 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,271 | 11 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,743 | 7 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,862 | 7 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,277 | 11 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,130 | 6 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,088 | 12 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | — | #1,767 | 19 | |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Atlas! It came in at #892, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Atlas is popular in 2024
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#22 · 1 in 119
- West Virginia#30 · 1 in 166
- Vermont#36 · 1 in 114
- Idaho#40 · 1 in 194
- Oklahoma#49 · 1 in 251
Best ever in a state: #11 in Hawaii, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #22 | 24 | 1 in 119 |
| West Virginia | #30 | 38 | 1 in 166 |
| Vermont | #36 | 10 | 1 in 114 |
| Idaho | #40 | 43 | 1 in 194 |
| Oklahoma | #49 | 70 | 1 in 251 |
| Montana | #51 | 19 | 1 in 191 |
| Utah | #54 | 71 | 1 in 271 |
| Maine | #60 | 19 | 1 in 196 |
| Wyoming | #60 | 8 | 1 in 146 |
| Tennessee | #62 | 125 | 1 in 290 |
| Nebraska | #63 | 33 | 1 in 261 |
| Nevada | #66 | 42 | 1 in 267 |
| Washington | #67 | 102 | 1 in 319 |
| Arkansas | #68 | 43 | 1 in 291 |
| Kansas | #68 | 47 | 1 in 287 |
| Iowa | #70 | 47 | 1 in 293 |
| Missouri | #72 | 84 | 1 in 327 |
| Oregon | #74 | 48 | 1 in 310 |
| South Dakota | #74 | 15 | 1 in 247 |
| Alaska | #77 | 10 | 1 in 227 |
| Indiana | #80 | 98 | 1 in 328 |
| Michigan | #80 | 115 | 1 in 348 |
| Florida | #84 | 245 | 1 in 390 |
| North Carolina | #85 | 143 | 1 in 358 |
| Kentucky | #90 | 58 | 1 in 351 |
| Virginia | #90 | 101 | 1 in 374 |
| Colorado | #91 | 74 | 1 in 353 |
| Ohio | #106 | 123 | 1 in 428 |
| Arizona | #107 | 79 | 1 in 419 |
| Mississippi | #107 | 29 | 1 in 379 |
| Georgia | #114 | 112 | 1 in 456 |
| South Carolina | #115 | 46 | 1 in 456 |
| Alabama | #117 | 47 | 1 in 465 |
| California | #118 | 335 | 1 in 538 |
| Pennsylvania | #119 | 107 | 1 in 488 |
| Wisconsin | #121 | 52 | 1 in 452 |
| Rhode Island | #124 | 8 | 1 in 394 |
| Minnesota | #131 | 49 | 1 in 492 |
| New Mexico | #136 | 15 | 1 in 435 |
| Texas | #138 | 296 | 1 in 604 |
| Louisiana | #143 | 37 | 1 in 532 |
| Illinois | #147 | 80 | 1 in 627 |
| New York | #156 | 125 | 1 in 692 |
| Massachusetts | #157 | 43 | 1 in 628 |
| New Hampshire | #158 | 8 | 1 in 543 |
| Maryland | #168 | 34 | 1 in 686 |
| North Dakota | #185 | 6 | 1 in 549 |
| Connecticut | #198 | 17 | 1 in 784 |
| New Jersey | #217 | 45 | 1 in 887 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Atlas
- 26 spots since 2024 (#101 → #75)
- 113 spots since 2020 (#188 → #75)
- 412 spots since 2015 (#487 → #75)
- Biggest jump: 604 spots in 2013 (#1,383 → #779)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 2025 at #75 (4,413 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 2025
- Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Highest: 1 in 387 boys born in 2025 were named Atlas (0.26%)
- 71.7% of all boys named Atlas (18,576) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #892 (1883) | #892 |
| 1890s | 6 | #884 (1890) | #884 |
| 1900s | 12 | #1,009 (1903) | #1,037 |
| 1910s | 106 | #1,193 (1910) | #1,874 |
| 1920s | 141 | #1,695 (1922) | #2,264 |
| 1930s | 95 | #1,753 (1930) | #2,596 |
| 1940s | 90 | #2,123 (1949) | #2,616 |
| 1950s | 58 | #2,514 (1952) | #3,176 |
| 1960s | 50 | #2,900 (1961) | #3,310 |
| 1970s | 32 | #3,146 (1971) | #4,830 |
| 1980s | 44 | #4,134 (1980) | #5,775 |
| 1990s | 76 | #4,447 (1993) | #6,576 |
| 2000s | 250 | #2,143 (2009) | #4,766 |
| 2010s | 6,352 | #226 (2019) | #759 |
| 2020s | 18,576 | #75 (2025) | #125 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Atlas in 2024
Top girls' names in 2024
Top boys' names in 2024
More about 2024
girls
1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 10,190 of them was named Atlas, which outranked 92.1% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,398Giada160
- #1,398Harlyn160
- #1,398Jewel160
- #1,406Atlas159
- #1,406Devorah159
- #1,406Elyana159
- #1,406Janae159
- #1,414Amiya158
- #1,414Anneliese158
- #1,414Inez158
Tied with 7 names at #1,406; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 502 of them was named Atlas, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.