Girls' name · since 2001

Attison

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Attison, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#35,623 of 72,339
all-time among girls
47
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Attison sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 47 recorded since 2001.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Attison has been recorded 47 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2017.

  • #35,623 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 47 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Attison ranks #35,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#35,623 of 72,339
all-time among girls
47
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Attison's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Attison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Attison's full recorded timeline at 2010, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Attison popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20012003200620082010201120122017 7

Attison by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 53% of the file).

2010s was Attison's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Attison births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Attison? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 47 babies named Attison. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #35,623 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 7 births.
Where does Attison sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Attison ranks #35,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Attison most popular? ▼
Attison was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Attison been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Attison since 2001 -- 17 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Attison? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Attie, Atticus, Attalie, Attallah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Attison

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Attison

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Ianthe
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Attison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2017 (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 Attison 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.