Atwell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Atwell

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Atwell between 1914 and 1948, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Atwell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atwell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Atwell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Atwell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atwell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 128 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.