Atlas
The Greek Titan condemned to hold up the sky, possibly from tlenai, “to endure.”
2025peak year
No. 75best rank (2025)
27,226babies since 1880
No. 75rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Atlas first shows up in the national records in 1883. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 1 different years between 2025 and 2025. Its biggest year was 2025, when 4,413 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 75 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 75 for boys. All told, 27,226 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | No. 892 |
| 1890s | 6 | No. 884 |
| 1900s | 12 | No. 1009 |
| 1910s | 106 | No. 1193 |
| 1920s | 141 | No. 1695 |
| 1930s | 95 | No. 1753 |
| 1940s | 90 | No. 2123 |
| 1950s | 58 | No. 2514 |
| 1960s | 50 | No. 2900 |
| 1970s | 32 | No. 3146 |
| 1980s | 44 | No. 4134 |
| 1990s | 76 | No. 4447 |
| 2000s | 250 | No. 2143 |
| 2010s | 6,352 | No. 226 |
| 2020s | 18,576 | No. 75 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.