Boys' name · since 1985
Atreyu
2,705 babies named Atreyu in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,846 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,705
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Atreyu is the #1846 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,705 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atreyu has been recorded 2,705 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #1846 nationally and more common than 87% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #2,721 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,846 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,705 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atreyu ranks #2,721 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,846 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,705 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,846 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,705
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atreyu's 2,705 recorded births place it above 94.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Atreyu compares
2,705 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Atreyu's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Atreyu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,705 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 152 | 34 | 22,252 |
Atreyu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Atreyu's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 152, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Atreyu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 152
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Atreyu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,327 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Atreyu's strongest decade.
1,327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Atreyu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
581 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,327 births
- 2020s
2020s
681 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,327 births (49% of all-time use).
How Atreyu 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 Atreyu's total volume
Atreyu by state
Where Atreyu concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 288 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 207 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 108 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 99 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 79 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 64 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 59 | 2.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 47 | 1.7% |
288 of 2,705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Atreyu appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Atreyu's data
- Atreyu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,327 total births) through the 2020s (681) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Atreyus (288 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Atreyu
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Atreyu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Atreyu 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.