Atlas
Greek, the Titan condemned to hold up the sky. Ancient writers linked the name to a verb meaning to bear or endure; it later came to label a book of maps.
Atlas in 2025
Atlas was given to 4,558 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 124th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 727 babies born.
The history of Atlas
Atlas reached its highest point in 2025, when 4,558 babies were given the name, ranking 124th that year.
Across the 143 years of records since 1883, 27,226 babies have been named Atlas. Half of them were born before 2022, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Atlas by decade
| Decade | Babies named Atlas | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 1,737 |
| 1890s | 6 | 1,976 |
| 1900s | 12 | 2,432 |
| 1910s | 155 | 2,040 |
| 1920s | 170 | 2,773 |
| 1930s | 110 | 2,987 |
| 1940s | 90 | 4,623 |
| 1950s | 58 | 5,607 |
| 1960s | 50 | 6,829 |
| 1970s | 32 | 7,722 |
| 1980s | 44 | 10,191 |
| 1990s | 76 | 10,584 |
| 2000s | 250 | 4,859 |
| 2010s | 6,645 | 393 |
| 2020s | 19,523 | 124 |
Where Atlas is heading
Atlas has grown more than 7.2 times over the past decade, from 633 babies in 2015 to 4,558 in 2025.
Names like Atlas
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Atlas.