Unisex name · since 1911
Atlee
1,404 babies named Atlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,464 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,404
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atlee currently ranks #3464 among unisex names in America, with 1,404 babies recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atlee has been recorded 1,404 times among boys since 1911, currently ranked #3464 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #4,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,464 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,404 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atlee ranks #4,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,464 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,404 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,464 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,404
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atlee's 1,404 recorded births place it above 90.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Atlee compares
1,404 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Atlee's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Atlee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,404 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Atlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Atlee's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Atlee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Currently ranks #3464 among boys.
1,404 total births across 115 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 38 births in a single year.
Atlee popularity over time - girls
722 total births recorded since 1918 (Atlee as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Atlee accounts for 34% of total recorded use across both genders.
Atlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (252 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Atlee's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Atlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
113 births
- 1920s
1920s
112 births
- 1930s 81
1930s
81 births
- 1940s 71
1940s
71 births
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
252 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 252 births (18% of all-time use).
Atlee decade highlights
- Peak decade 252 births
- Runner-up 187 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Atlee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Atlee's total volume
Atlee by state
Where Atlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 229 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 25 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.0% |
229 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Ohio 16.3% of nationwide
- New York 1.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Ohio accounts for 16.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Atlee's data
- Atlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (252 total births) through the 2020s (187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Atlees (229 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Atlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Atlee 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.
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