Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Atley

Gender Unisex · 58% girls Rank 2025 #2,368 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,368
among girls · ↑1,034 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
130
named Atley · +88% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,148
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
130 babies
All-time total
1,560
#8,062 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Atley popularity over time

1,560 babies have been named Atley since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 8 8 1 – –
1920s – 21 21 2 +163% –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 5 5 1 – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 5 5 10 1 – #14,650
2000s 122 142 264 26 +2540% #6,127
2010s 433 293 726 73 +175% #2,274
2020s (to 2025) 341 185 526 88 +21% #2,368

Where Atley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 78 0.05 outside top 500
2027 79 0.05 outside top 500
2028 81 0.05 outside top 500
2029 82 0.05 outside top 500
2030 83 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Atley

Atley is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,368 in 2025 with 76 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 1,560 American babies have been named Atley, about 58% girls and 42% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Atley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Atley?

The median living Atley is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 1,500 people named Atley are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Atley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 76 #2,368 54 #2,485
2024 46 #3,402 23 #4,452
2023 58 #2,894 25 #4,236
2022 59 #2,862 29 #3,780
2021 42 #3,624 28 #3,823
2020 60 #2,753 26 #3,928
2019 80 #2,274 25 #4,122
2018 42 #3,622 21 #4,615
2017 50 #3,200 30 #3,594
2016 40 #3,789 18 #5,147
2015 50 #3,258 33 #3,372
2014 51 #3,187 26 #3,907
2013 33 #4,342 30 #3,505
2012 31 #4,618 37 #3,063
2011 27 #5,078 44 #2,704
2010 29 #4,876 29 #3,642
2009 22 #6,127 17 #5,349
2008 13 #9,036 29 #3,653
2007 19 #6,857 14 #5,932
2006 13 #8,786 20 #4,530
2005 18 #6,564 11 #6,681
2004 10 #9,999 17 #4,815
2003 11 #9,124 16 #4,833
2002 7 #12,358 9 #7,093
2001 9 #10,203 9 #6,978
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1925 – – 5 #4,247
1920 – – 5 #4,337
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Atley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Atley?

The median living Atley is about 8 years old. Half of all living Atleys are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Atley are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Atley are alive in the United States, based on 1,560 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Atley in 2025?

Atley ranked #2,368 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 76 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Atley?

1,560 babies have been named Atley in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Atley most popular?

Atley peaked in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name.

Is Atley a boy or girl name?

Atley is used for both: about 58% of babies named Atley have been girls and 42% boys.

Is the name Atley rising or falling?

Atley is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Atley become more popular?

Atley is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 83 girls named Atley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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