Girls' name · since 1972
Attica
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Attica, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Attica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 47 have been recorded since 1972.
Attica has 47 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2023.
- #35,622 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Attica ranks #35,622 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Attica's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Attica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Attica's full recorded timeline at 2019, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Attica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2023
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Attica by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Attica's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Attica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Attica's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Attica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 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, 1972–2023 (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 Attica 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.