Atom Boy
How popular is Atom?
#3,378 boy name in 2025
34 baby boys were named Atom in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
1,044living people named Atom (est.)
11median age of people named Atom
1,057babies named Atom since 1880
1 in 97,510US babies born in 2025
Atom popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,378 for boys (▼ 219 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 34 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,527 in 2015, #2,545 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (68 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,049 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Atom is most popular
Babies named Atom per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 boys)
Atom by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29 | #4,228 |
| 1980s | 42 | #3,964 |
| 1990s | 57 | #4,606 |
| 2000s | 165 | #3,397 |
| 2010s | 515 | #2,049 |
| 2020s | 249 | #2,437 |
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Questions
- Is Atom a boy or girl name?
- Atom is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Atom were boys.
- How popular is the name Atom?
- 34 baby boys were named Atom in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
- When was Atom most popular?
- Atom peaked in 2017, when 68 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,049 in 2017.
- How many people are named Atom?
- 1,057 babies have been named Atom in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,044 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Atom most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Atom was most common in California, at 0.0 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.