Atwood — boys' name

What the Data Says About Atwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 364 babies named Atwood between 1911 and 2023, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Atwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atwood performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Atwood shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atwood 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 364 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.