How Many People Are Named Atlanta?
An estimated 634 people in the United States have the first name Atlanta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Atlanta peaked in popularity in 1995 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Atlanta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Atlanta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
634
About 1 in 540,622 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1995
37 births
Total Registered
692
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Atlanta
Atlanta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 692 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Atlanta as a female name
Ranked #15,539 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (37 births)
Atlanta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Atlanta span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 228 babies were registered. Atlanta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Atlanta by Decade
How has Atlanta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Atlanta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Atlanta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Atlanta
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Atlanta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Atlanta?
We estimate approximately 634 people named Atlanta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 540,622 Americans share this first name.
Is Atlanta a common name?
Atlanta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 692 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Atlanta most popular?
Atlanta reached peak popularity in 1995, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Atlanta is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Atlanta a female name?
Atlanta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Atlanta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Atlanta Smith, Atlanta Johnson, Atlanta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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