Recorded 1994–2023 Boys' name Peak 1994 17 births

Atef — boys' name

17 babies named Atef in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62010s52020s6
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Atef was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Atef in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Atef

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Atef between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Atef currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atef performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Atef shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atef in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Atef at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

17

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Atef popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 202320161994 6

Atef by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 35% of Atef's all-time total
1990s62010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Atef?
17 babies have been named Atef since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Atef most popular?
Atef was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Atef been used?
Atef has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Atef?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atem, Aten, Ateeb, Ater, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.