Boys' name · since 1971
Atiba
Atiba has 368 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 368
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Atiba is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 368 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atiba has been recorded 368 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2007.
- #9,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 368 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atiba ranks #9,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 368 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 368
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Atiba's 368 recorded births place it above 79.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Atiba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Atiba splits its recorded history at 1986: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Atiba popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2007
- Peak year (1974)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Atiba popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1976 (Atiba as girls' name)
Atiba by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (179 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Atiba's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Atiba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 179 births (49% of all-time use).
Atiba by state
Where Atiba concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 75 | 20.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 4.1% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
75 of 368 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Atiba's data
- Atiba's decade-level peak was the 1970s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Atibas (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Atiba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1971–2007 (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 Atiba 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.