Total births
47
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.
- 47
- total births
- 2001–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that 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.
- 47 total births
- 2001–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
47 girls have been named Attison since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 47
- total births
- 2001–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Attison was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
7 babies were named Attison in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Attison popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Attison by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Attison? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 47 babies named Attison. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 7 births.
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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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Attison: Baby Name Since 2001 - 47 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/attison. 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 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 June 2026.