Girls' name · since 1882

Attie

381 babies named Attie in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1886. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

381
total births
1882–2023
years on record
1890s
peak decade
21%
born in that decade

381 girls have been named Attie since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Attie has 381 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1890s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2023.

  • 381 total births
  • 1882–2023 years on record
  • 1890s peak decade
  • 21% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

381 girls have been named Attie since 1882, peaking in the 1890s, last recorded in 2023.

381
total births
1882–2023
years on record
1890s
peak decade
21%
born in that decade
1890s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Attie was born in this single decade.

1886
Single peak year

14 babies were named Attie in 1886 - its busiest year on record.

Attie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Attie splits its recorded history at 1913: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1886 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Attie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

381

Since 1882

142 years of records

Peak year

1886

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1882

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2023

Attie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1886)
14
Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
46810121416 18821891189819061916192319382023 8

Attie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1890s was Attie's strongest decade.

79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Attie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1890s at 79 births (21% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Attie?
Since 1882, Social Security records show 381 babies named Attie. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 1886, with 14 births.
When was Attie most popular?
Attie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1886.
How long has the name Attie been used?
Attie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 142 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Attie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atticus, Attalie, Attallah, Attica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Attie's data

  • Attie's decade-level peak was the 1890s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1882–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Cite this page

NameAlmanac Editorial. "Attie: Baby Name Since 1882 - 381 Births, Peak 1886." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/attie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Attie 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 July 2026.