Atom
Atom was the 3384th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2051st with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 853 places. More babies were named Atom in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,384 boys, down 835 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201768 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,057babies recorded
Atom popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,384 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,549 | 50 |
| 2010 | #3,538 | 30 |
| 2000 | #5,954 | 11 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,266 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Atom, counting every spelling?
Atom has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Atom?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Atom (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Atom born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Atom.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Atom?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Atom are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Atom a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Atom by state
How common Atom was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Atom: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Atom, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Atom
How popular is the name Atom?
Atom was the 3384th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2051st with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 853 places. More babies were named Atom in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Atom a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Atom in the US.
Where is Atom most popular?
In 2021–2025, Atom was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Texas.