Atherton is a boy's name of English origin meaning “enclosure; settlement, town.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Atherton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “enclosure; settlement, town” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Atherton first appears in Social Security records in 1920. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3846 in 1920, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 6 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Atherton means “enclosure; settlement, town” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Atherton is a boy name.
Atherton comes from the English & American tradition.
Atherton first appears in US records in 1920. Its best-ever ranking was #3846 in 1920, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Atherton is pronounced /ˈæθətən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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