Unisex name · since 1999
Atley
Atley has 901 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Atley is the #2380 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 901 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atley has been recorded 901 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #2380 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #8,062 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,380 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 901 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atley ranks #8,062 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,380 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 901 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atley's 901 recorded births place it above 88.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Atley compares
901 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Atley's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Atley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 901 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Atley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atley's full recorded timeline at 2013, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Atley popularity over time - boys
659 total births recorded since 1918 (Atley as boys' name)
Atley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (433 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Atley's strongest decade.
433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Atley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
433 births
- 2020s
2020s
341 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 433 births (48% of all-time use).
How Atley 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 Atley's total volume
Atley by state
Where Atley concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 40 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Nebraska | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
40 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Atley appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Atley's data
- Atley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (433 total births) through the 2020s (341) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Atleys (40 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Atley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Atley 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.