Boys' name · since 1979
Ata
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 316 babies named Ata, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,289 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ata currently ranks #7856 among boys' names in America, with 316 babies recorded since 1979.
Ata has 316 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7856 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,289 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,856 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ata ranks #10,289 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,856 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 316 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,289 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ata's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ata compares
316 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ata's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ata | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ata splits its recorded history at 2008: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Ata by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Ata's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Ata's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ata draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.