girl's name

Atlanta

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,465

Northern Ireland

#385

2003 births

Atlanta is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1996, when 103 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 87,827 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Atlanta over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

309
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Atlanta by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 309
2000s 250
2010s 118
2020s (to 2025) 61

How popular is Atlanta?

In 2025, Atlanta was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Atlanta is used

Northern Ireland #385 3 in 2003
Ireland #565 4 in 2001
Scotland #926 3 in 2010
England & Wales #4,049 6 in 2025
United States #12,657 7 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 withhold 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 Atlanta

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

Parents who like Atlanta also like

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

Sibling names for Atlanta

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Atlanta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Atlanta

How popular is the name Atlanta?

In 2025, Atlanta was given to 6 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

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

Atlanta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Atlanta?

Atlanta has 3 syllables.

When was Atlanta most popular?

Atlanta peaked in 1996, when 103 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Atlanta a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Atlanta currently ranks #4,049 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.