girls:
779 births since 1999
#4937 (14th percentile)
boys:
581 births since 1918
#4005 (13th percentile)
overall:
1.4k births since 1918
#6383 (18th percentile)
The name Atley is the #6,383 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,360 recorded births since 1918. This represents the 17.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 17.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,937 (13.6% percentile) for all time with 779 births since 1999. For boys, it ranks #4,005 (12.6% percentile) for all time with 581 births since 1918.
Atley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1918 (1918 for boys and 1999 for girls). Birth data for Atley is available in 31 out of the 106 years between 1918 and 2023 (30 years for boys and 24 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Atley has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (57.3% of all recorded births). In 2023, 70.7% of babies named Atley were girls. Interestingly, until around 1999, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1918 to 1998), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (59.0% girls from 1999 to 2023).
For girls, Atley reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 7.9% percentile (ranked #870) with 44 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 44 births per million (ranked 7.9% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Atley ranks #894 for girls (5.6% percentile) with 33 births per million, which is 76.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Atley reached its peak popularity in 2011, achieving the 4.4% percentile (ranked #842) with 22 births per million. The name was most common in 2011, with 22 births per million (ranked 4.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Atley ranks #892 for boys (2.1% percentile) with 13 births per million, which is 60.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Atley".
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