boy's name

Atanas

ah-tah-NAHS

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 52

Atanas is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2017, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 175,654 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2011.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Atanas Over Time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Atanas by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2010s 24
2020s (to 2025) 18

How Popular Is Atanas?

In 2025, Atanas was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Atanas Is Used

France #3,249 5 in 2021
England & Wales #5,229 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales leave out any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Atanas

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Atanas Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Atanas over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Atanas

  • Pronunciation ah-tah-NAHS

Sibling Names for Atanas

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Atanas — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Atanas

How popular is the name Atanas?

In 2025, Atanas was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Atanas a girl's or a boy's name?

Atanas is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Atanas?

Atanas has 3 syllables.

When was Atanas most popular?

Atanas peaked in 2017, when 5 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Atanas a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Atanas currently ranks #5,229 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.