How Many People Are Named Atticus?
people named Atticus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 18,699 people in the US has this name
Based on 18,443 babies named Atticus in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,321 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Roman name meaning "from Attica" in Latin. Attica is the region surrounding Athens in Greece. The author Harper Lee used this name in her novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (1960).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Atticus, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Atticus alive today is about 9 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Atticus first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 2021, to 1,321 babies. In 2025, 1,217 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Atticus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #264, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #281.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #281 |
| Best rank | #264 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #374 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Atticus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Atticus were born in California than in any other state: about 2,012 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Atticus was given 2.4 times as often in Idaho, 2.2 times in Alaska and 2.1 times in Oregon.
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