Boys' name · since 1914
Atwell
128 babies named Atwell in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
128 boys have been named Atwell since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Atwell has 128 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1948.
- #15,789 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 128 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atwell ranks #15,789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Atwell's 128 recorded births place it above 65.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Atwell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atwell's full recorded timeline at 1923, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atwell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1948
- Peak year (1922)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Atwell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Atwell's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Atwell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (48% of all-time use).
Atwell by state
Where Atwell concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 10 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 5 | 3.9% |
10 of 128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Atwell's data
- Atwell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Atwells (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Atwell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1914–1948 (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 Atwell 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.