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
0%100%Median name50%75.1%
Atlee vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Atlee's 1,404 recorded births place it above 90.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
38
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
010203040 191119251939195419721987200120152025 33

Atlee popularity over time - girls

722 total births recorded since 1918 (Atlee as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 722 births
020406080100 1918200320092013201720212025 39

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 252 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -24, 10.5%-64, 3.5%-116, 1.9%-51, 4.1%-24, 36.3%-27, 6.7%-31, 11%-146, 2.8%-76, 5.2%-118, 3.9%-110, 5.5%-29, 8.5%-42, 4.5%-59, 3.3%-40, 6.8%Atlee-115, 2.7%Atlee
Atlee vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Atlee by state

Where Atlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Atlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
229 16.3%
#2 New York
25 1.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
14 1.0%
Ohio share of Atlee's total US births 16.3%
Even split

229 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Atlee?
1,404 babies have been named Atlee since 1911. All-time, it sits at #4,141 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,464 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 38 births.
Where does Atlee sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Atlee most popular?
Atlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 252 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Atlee most popular?
The top states for the name Atlee are Ohio (229 births), New York (25 births), Pennsylvania (14 births).
Is Atlee a unisex name?
Yes, Atlee is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,404 births, and as a girl's name it has 722 births.
How long has the name Atlee been used?
Atlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 115 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Atlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atlas, Atley, Atlus, Atlantis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.

Keep exploring Atlee

Nearby Names Like Atlee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Atlee

Names with a similar popularity rank to Atlee

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.