Recorded 1971–2007 Boys' name Peak 1974 367 births

Atiba — boys' name

367 babies named Atiba in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1781980s931990s712000s25
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Atiba was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

23 babies were named Atiba in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Atiba

The Social Security Administration has registered 367 babies named Atiba between 1971 and 2007, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Atiba currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atiba performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Atiba shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Atiba in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atiba 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 367 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.

Atiba at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

367

Since 1971

37 years of records

Peak year

1974

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1971

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2007

Atiba popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1971

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1974)
23
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 200719991995198919841980197619721971 12

Atiba popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1976 (Atiba as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1976 5

Atiba by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
178 births that decade — 49% of Atiba's all-time total
1970s1781980s931990s712000s25

Atiba by state

Where Atiba concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Atiba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
75 20.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
15 4.1%
#3 California
6 1.6%
New York share of Atiba's total US births 20.4%
Even split

75 of 367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Atiba?
367 babies have been named Atiba since 1971. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1974 with 23 births.
When was Atiba most popular?
Atiba was most popular in the 1970s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Atiba most popular?
The top states for the name Atiba are New York (75 births), Pennsylvania (15 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Atiba been used?
Atiba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 37 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Atiba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atif, Atilano, Atilla, Atiksh, and 4 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, 1971–2007 (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.