Atlas Boy
How popular is Atlas?
#75 boy name in 2025
4,413 baby boys were named Atlas in the US in 2025, making it the 75th most popular boy name. Another 145 girls got the name (#1,478 for girls).
Atlas popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #75 for boys (▲ 26 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 4,413 boys, 145 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+632% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #487 in 2015, #188 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (4,413 boys) |
| Highest rank | #75 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Atlas counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Atlas family of names ranked #82 for boys in 2025 (#107 the year before), with 4,478 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | 4,413 | 99% |
| Atlus | 40 | 1% |
| Atlys | 18 | 0% |
| Atlis | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Atlas is most popular
Babies named Atlas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 6.9 per 1,000 (107 boys)
- Alaska: 6.0 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- West Virginia: 5.3 per 1,000 (174 boys)
- Wyoming: 5.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Maine: 4.3 per 1,000 (83 boys)
Atlas by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #891 |
| 1890s | 6 | #884 |
| 1900s | 12 | #1,009 |
| 1910s | 106 | #1,192 |
| 1920s | 141 | #1,695 |
| 1930s | 95 | #1,753 |
| 1940s | 90 | #2,122 |
| 1950s | 58 | #2,513 |
| 1960s | 50 | #2,899 |
| 1970s | 32 | #3,144 |
| 1980s | 44 | #4,133 |
| 1990s | 76 | #4,440 |
| 2000s | 250 | #2,142 |
| 2010s | 6,352 | #226 |
| 2020s | 18,576 | #75 |
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Questions
- Is Atlas a boy or girl name?
- Atlas is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Atlas were boys.
- How popular is the name Atlas?
- 4,413 baby boys were named Atlas in the US in 2025, making it the 75th most popular boy name. Another 145 girls got the name (#1,478 for girls).
- When was Atlas most popular?
- Atlas peaked in 2025, when 4,413 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #75 in 2025.
- How many people are named Atlas?
- 27,226 babies have been named Atlas in the US since 1880. We estimate about 26,620 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
- Where is Atlas most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Atlas was most common in Hawaii, at 6.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.