Girls' name · since 1895
Atlanta
699 babies named Atlanta in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 699
- born since 1895
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Atlanta is the #11983 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 699 recorded since 1895.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atlanta has been recorded 699 times among girls since 1895, currently ranked #11983 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #9,528 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,983 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 699 born since 1895
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atlanta ranks #9,528 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,983 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 699 born since 1895, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 699
- born since 1895
- 1990s
- peak decade
Atlanta's 699 recorded births place it above 86.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Atlanta compares
699 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Atlanta's all-time total is 86% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Atlanta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 699 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Atlanta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atlanta's full recorded timeline at 1997, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atlanta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Atlanta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (228 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Atlanta's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Atlanta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
228 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 228 births (33% of all-time use).
How Atlanta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Atlanta's total volume
Atlanta by state
Where Atlanta concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
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What to do with Atlanta's data
- Atlanta's decade-level peak was the 1990s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Atlantas (12 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Atlanta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Atlanta 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.