Boys' name · since 1973
Atif
Atif has 487 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 487
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atif is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 487 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Atif recorded 487 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2023.
- #8,017 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 487 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atif ranks #8,017 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 487 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 487
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atif's 487 recorded births place it above 82.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Atif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atif's full recorded timeline at 1998, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2023
- Peak year (1981)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Atif by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (120 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Atif's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Atif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 120 births (25% of all-time use).
Atif by state
Where Atif concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.1% |
10 of 487 births nationwide.
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What to do with Atif's data
- Atif's decade-level peak was the 1980s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Atifs (10 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 Atif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1973–2023 (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 Atif 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.