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Atticus

Boy

Meaning of Atticus: Greek: 'from Attica'

Atticus is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 287th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 298th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#287

1,217 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#298

149 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,443

First recorded 1881 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 42 babies1996: 34 babies1997: 41 babies1998: 63 babies1999: 60 babies2000: 86 babies20002001: 87 babies2002: 106 babies2003: 125 babies2004: 181 babies2005: 245 babies2006: 270 babies2007: 346 babies2008: 348 babies2009: 422 babies2010: 451 babies20102011: 584 babies2012: 720 babies2013: 747 babies2014: 864 babies2015: 985 babies2016: 919 babies2017: 976 babies2018: 1,038 babies2019: 1,096 babies2020: 1,128 babies20202021: 1,321 babies2022: 1,280 babies2023: 1,199 babies2024: 1,234 babies2025: 1,217 babies
US babies named Atticus per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,321.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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