Atlas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “bear, undergo, endure.” In 2024 it was given to 3,417 boys in the United States.
Atlas belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “bear, undergo, endure” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Atlas first appears in Social Security records in 1883. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #101 in 2024, and in 2024 3,417 babies received the name — 21,457 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Atlas means “bear, undergo, endure” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Atlas is a boy name. In 2024, 3,417 babies received the name in the US.
Atlas comes from the Greek tradition.
Atlas first appears in US records in 1883. Its best-ever ranking was #101 in 2024, and 3,417 babies were given the name in 2024.
Atlas is pronounced /ˈætləs/ (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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