Boys' name · since 1970
Atom
1,057 babies named Atom in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,409 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atom currently ranks #3409 among boys' names in America, with 1,057 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Atom recorded 1,057 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #3409 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,951 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,409 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,057 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atom ranks #4,951 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,409 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,057 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,409 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atom's 1,057 recorded births place it above 89.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Atom compares
1,057 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Atom's all-time total is 186% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Atom | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,057 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Atom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atom's full recorded timeline at 2004, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atom popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Atom by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (515 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Atom's strongest decade.
515 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Atom births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 165
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
515 births
- 2020s
2020s
249 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 515 births (49% of all-time use).
How Atom 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 Atom's total volume
Atom by state
Where Atom concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 206 | 19.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 92 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 23 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
206 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Atom's data
- Atom's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (515 total births) through the 2020s (249) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Atoms (206 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Atom: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Atom 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.