Atticus

#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #281 for boys in 2025, 1,208 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2021 · 1,310 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
18,322
since 1881

Atticus over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Atticus has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,1079#2811,208
2024#12,1617#2761,227
2023#8,48612#2841,187
2022#10,3839#2721,271
2021#8,97811#2641,310
2020#10,2509#2991,119
2019—#3091,096
2018#11,4278#3231,030
2017#6,80817#350959
2016—#362919
2015#16,4195#347980
2014#10,9559#369855
2013#11,0009#404738
2012#11,2579#409711
2011#13,3477#466577
2010—#560451
2009—#608422
2008—#688348
2007—#685346
2006—#769270
2005—#791245
2004—#934181
2003—#1,187125
2002—#1,281106
2001—#1,42987
2000—#1,42986
1999—#1,72060
1998—#1,64263
1997—#2,12641
1996—#2,33234
1995—#1,98842
1994—#2,50230
1993—#3,14121
1992—#2,83424
1991—#3,22419
1990—#2,86522
1989—#4,01713
1988—#5,2008
1987—#4,23910
1986—#4,13010
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1983—#3,63011
1982—#6,3855
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Atticus! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1968, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Atticus is popular in 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 699 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedNHWashington: #207 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 829 boysWAIdaho: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 887 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #374 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,001 boysMNIllinois: #526 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,469 boysILWisconsin: #355 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,937 boysWIMichigan: #390 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,285 boysMINew York: #489 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,306 boysNYMassachusetts: #329 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,097 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedRIOregon: #220 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 817 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedSDIowa: #543 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,053 boysIAIndiana: #348 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,783 boysINOhio: #393 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,387 boysOHPennsylvania: #563 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,268 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #359 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 2,142 boysCAUtah: #244 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 939 boysUTColorado: #371 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,788 boysCONebraska: #339 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,427 boysNEMissouri: #308 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,512 boysMOKentucky: #303 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,586 boysKYWest Virginia: #318 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,676 boysWVVirginia: #355 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,987 boysVAMaryland: #418 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,498 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedDEArizona: #456 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,628 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedNMKansas: #346 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,560 boysKSArkansas: #329 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,425 boysARTennessee: #483 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,964 boysTNNorth Carolina: #360 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,939 boysNCSouth Carolina: #558 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,535 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #413 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,921 boysOKLouisiana: #528 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,746 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Atticus, so not publishedMSAlabama: #527 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,196 boysALGeorgia: #426 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,440 boysGAHawaii: #281 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 967 boysHITexas: #449 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 2,816 boysTXFlorida: #635 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,448 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#207 · 1 in 829
  2. Alaska#214 · 1 in 699
  3. Oregon#220 · 1 in 817
  4. Utah#244 · 1 in 939
  5. Idaho#253 · 1 in 887

Best ever in a state: #44 in Wyoming, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#207431 in 829
Alaska#21451 in 699
Oregon#220221 in 817
Utah#244231 in 939
Idaho#25391 in 887
Hawaii#28151 in 967
Kentucky#303141 in 1,586
Missouri#308211 in 1,512
West Virginia#31851 in 1,676
Arkansas#329101 in 1,425
Massachusetts#329141 in 2,097
Nebraska#33971 in 1,427
Kansas#346101 in 1,560
Indiana#348201 in 1,783
Virginia#355211 in 1,987
Wisconsin#355141 in 1,937
California#3591061 in 2,142
North Carolina#360261 in 1,939
Colorado#371151 in 1,788
Minnesota#374141 in 2,001
Michigan#390211 in 2,285
Ohio#393251 in 2,387
Oklahoma#413111 in 1,921
Maryland#418111 in 2,498
Georgia#426221 in 2,440
Texas#449641 in 2,816
Arizona#456141 in 2,628
Tennessee#483121 in 2,964
New York#489311 in 3,306
Illinois#526191 in 3,469
Alabama#52771 in 3,196
Louisiana#52891 in 2,746
Iowa#54351 in 3,053
South Carolina#55861 in 3,535
Pennsylvania#563141 in 4,268
Florida#635211 in 4,448
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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 Atticus
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#276 → #281)
  • 18 spots since 2020 (#299 → #281)
  • 66 spots since 2015 (#347 → #281)
  • Biggest jump: 253 spots in 2004 (#1,187 → #934)
  • Biggest drop: 15 spots in 2016 (#347 → #362)
Rise & fade · boys
140 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 2021 at #264 (1,310 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 2004–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,335
  • Highest: 1 in 1,335 boys born in 2021 were named Atticus (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,414 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 45.4% of all boys named Atticus (8,316) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#866 (1881)#866
1890s0——
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1910s5#2,544 (1912)#2,544
1920s0——
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1960s7#3,595 (1969)#3,595
1970s32#3,146 (1971)#4,626
1980s63#3,630 (1983)#4,737
1990s356#1,642 (1998)#2,437
2000s2,216#608 (2009)#980
2010s8,316#309 (2019)#390
2020s7,322#264 (2021)#279

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.

Atticus in 2013

girls
#11,000
9 births · 1 in 194,972 girls
boys
#404
738 births · 1 in 2,563 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #11,000Atticus9

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #404Atticus738
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 194,972 of them was named Atticus, which outranked 42.9% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Atticus
  1. #10,235Zuriyah10
  2. #10,235Zyair10
  3. #10,235Zykia10
  4. #11,000Atticus9
  5. #11,000Aaima9
  6. #11,000Aaisha9
  7. #11,000Aaliyana9
  8. #11,969Aalaya8
  9. #11,969Aaleiyah8
  10. #11,969Aalisha8

Tied with 968 names at #11,000; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 2,563 of them was named Atticus, which outranked 97.1% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Atticus
  1. #400Ismael746
  2. #402Ronald745
  3. #403Pablo742
  4. #404Atticus738
  5. #405Trey732
  6. #406Quentin731
  7. #407Ryland727
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2013 →