Atticus is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “Athenian.” In 2024 it was given to 1,223 boys in the United States.
Atticus belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “Athenian” — 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, Atticus first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #264 in 2021, and in 2024 1,223 babies received the name — 17,107 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Atticus means “Athenian” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Atticus is a boy name. In 2024, 1,223 babies received the name in the US.
Atticus comes from the Greek tradition.
Atticus first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #264 in 2021, and 1,223 babies were given the name in 2024.
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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