Atticus Boy
How popular is Atticus?
#281 boy name in 2025
1,208 baby boys were named Atticus in the US in 2025, making it the 281st most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Atticus popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #281 for boys (▼ 5 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,208 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #347 in 2015, #299 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (1,310 boys) |
| Highest rank | #264 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Atticus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Atticus family of names ranked #284 for boys in 2025 (#275 the year before), with 1,221 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Atticus | 1,208 | 99% |
| Attikus | 13 | 1% |
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 Atticus is most popular
Babies named Atticus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alaska: 2.6 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- Wyoming: 2.6 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- West Virginia: 2.3 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- South Dakota: 2.3 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Montana: 2.0 per 1,000 (35 boys)
Atticus by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #865 |
| 1910s | 5 | #2,543 |
| 1960s | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1970s | 32 | #3,144 |
| 1980s | 63 | #3,629 |
| 1990s | 356 | #1,639 |
| 2000s | 2,216 | #608 |
| 2010s | 8,316 | #309 |
| 2020s | 7,322 | #264 |
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Questions
- Is Atticus a boy or girl name?
- Atticus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Atticus were boys.
- How popular is the name Atticus?
- 1,208 baby boys were named Atticus in the US in 2025, making it the 281st most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Atticus most popular?
- Atticus peaked in 2021, when 1,310 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #264 in 2021.
- How many people are named Atticus?
- 18,443 babies have been named Atticus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,306 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Atticus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Atticus was most common in Alaska, at 2.6 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.