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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Atlas

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
A mythological demigod who supported the sky on his shoulders.
Carried; In mythology, Atlas was forced by Zeus to carry the heavens on his shoulders forever as a punishment after he and the other Titans fought an unsuccessful war against Zeus and the Olympian gods.
Latin

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Celestial
  • Greek/Roman Mythology
  • Nature
  • Star/Planet

Pronunciation

a-tlas, at-las

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #75, 4,413 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1241, 189 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1478, 145 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20254,413145
20243,417157
20233,209162
20222,915165
20212,549189
20202,054126
20191,65882
20181,21763
20171,04256
201680027

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #151, 355 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #2411, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20253554
202431311
20232257
20221847
20211556
2020119–
2019100–
201866–
201761–
201631–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1011, 36 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202336
202228
202120
20208
20196
20187
20174
2016–
2015–
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #319, 12 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202512
20247
2023–
20227
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #178, 23 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202523
202420
20236
20228
20216
20207
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #253, 7 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20257
20243
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #64, 54 births); most recent 2023 (rank #58, 47 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202347
202254
202130
202025
201927
201813
201720
201615
201513
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence