How Many People Are Named Attila?
people named Attila are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 553,946 people in the US has this name
Based on 665 babies named Attila in Social Security records from 1958 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly means "little father" from Gothic atta "father" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 5th-century leader of the Huns, a nomadic people from Central Asia who had expanded into Eastern Europe by the 4th century. Attila was the name given to him by his Gothic-speaking subjects in Eastern Europe; his real name may have been Avithohol.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Attila in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Attila alive today is about 32 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Attila first appears in the records in 1958 and was given most often in 2009, to 18 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1958 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Attila has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,037, in 1968. In 2025 it ranked #6,846.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,846 |
| Best rank | #2,037 (1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,263 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Attila alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Attila were born in California than in any other state: about 19 of those alive today.
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