Atticus

Where Atticus comes from

From Latin Atticus (“the Attic, the Athenian, a cognomen”), from Ancient Greek Ἀττῐκός (Attĭkós). Doublet of Attic.
— Wiktionary's entry for Atticus
  • Latin
Atticus through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1968
    Atticus Ross born
    English musician, composer and record producer
  3. 1998
    Atticus Shaffer born
    American actor
  4. 2021
    Peak, #264
    1,310 babies named Atticus, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Atticus Shaffer · American actor, born 1998
  • Atticus Ross · English musician, composer and record producer, born 1968
  • Atticus Mitchell · Canadian actor, born 1993

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.