Atlas is a distinctive choice, ranked #2412 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Atlas in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2412
US Rank #101
About the Name Atlas
Atlas has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 2046 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #366 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2011.
Atlas is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #101, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Atlas
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Atlas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Atlas in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Atlas has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 2046 places in the last five years. Its peak was #366 in 2020. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Atlas is more popular in the US (#101) than in the UK (#2412). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Atlas appears in the US top 500 at #101 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
11
UK babies named Atlas (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 2046 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Atlas
Likely around 1 other Atlas in the class
UK Popularity (2011–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Atlas
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mariam Semyonovna Atlas (Russian: Мариам Семёновна Атлас) was a Soviet and Russian economist, full Ph.D. in Economics, professor of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation, one of the oldest employees of the State Bank of the USSR.
Charles Atlas was an Italian-born American bodybuilder best remembered as the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program which spawned a landmark advertising campaign featuring his name and likeness; it has been described as one of the longest-lasting and most memorable ad campaigns of all time. Atlas trained himself to develop his body from that of a "scrawny weakling", eventually becoming the most popular bodybuilder of his day.
James Robert Atlas was an American writer, biographer, editor, and publisher. He was the president of Atlas & Company and founding editor of the Penguin Lives Series.
Meir Atlas was the rabbi of numerous communities in pre-World War II Europe and one of the founders of the Telz Yeshiva. He was an outstanding halachic authority who authored many responsa and was one of the foremost Lithuanian rabbis of his time.