Boys' name · since 1916
Atanacio
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 359 babies named Atanacio, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,613 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 359
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
359 boys have been named Atanacio since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Atanacio has 359 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2020.
- #9,613 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 359 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atanacio ranks #9,613 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 359 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,613 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 359
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Atanacio's 359 recorded births place it above 78.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Atanacio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Atanacio's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Atanacio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2020
- Peak year (1925)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Atanacio by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (61 births, 17% of the file).
1930s was Atanacio's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Atanacio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
58 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 61 births (17% of all-time use).
Atanacio by state
Where Atanacio concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 83 | 23.1% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.9% |
83 of 359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Atanacio's data
- Atanacio's decade-level peak was the 1930s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Atanacios (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Atanacio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1916–2020 (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 Atanacio 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.