Atticus

girls:

104 births since 2011

#5612 (2nd percentile)

boys:

15.9k births since 1881

#922 (80th percentile)

overall:

16k births since 1881

#2055 (73rd percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Atticus is the #2,055 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 15,975 recorded births since 1881. This represents the 73.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 73.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #922 (79.9% percentile) for all time with 15,871 births since 1881. For girls, it ranks #5,612 (1.8% percentile) for all time with 104 births since 2011.

Atticus first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1881 (1881 for boys and 2011 for girls). Birth data for Atticus is available in 49 out of the 143 years between 1881 and 2023 (49 years for boys and 11 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 Atticus has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.3% of all recorded births being male.

For boys, Atticus reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 72.3% percentile (ranked #258) with 699 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 699 births per million (ranked 72.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1983, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Atticus ranks #274 for boys (70.0% percentile) with 645 births per million, which is 92.3% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Atticus reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #937) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Atticus ranks #941 for girls (0.6% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 69.9% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Atticus".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
104
Peak Births
17
Peak Year
2017
First Recorded
2011
Peak Percentile
1.3%
Current Percentile
0.6%
Peak Rank
#937
Current Rank
#941
Female statistics
Total Births
15,871
Peak Births
1,309
Peak Year
2021
First Recorded
1881
Peak Percentile
72.3%
Current Percentile
70.0%
Peak Rank
#258
Current Rank
#274
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Atticus

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Atticus. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 74.3% confident that Atticus is pronounced as A-tih-kuhs, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is A-tuh-kuhs, at 17.1% confidence, with 3 syllables.

A-tih-kuhs (3 syllables)
Verified
74.3% confidence
AE1 T IH0 K AH0 S
A-tuh-kuhs (3 syllables)
17.1% confidence
AE1 T AH0 K AH0 S
A-tee-kuhs (3 syllables)
8.6% confidence
AE1 T IY0 K AH0 S

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

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