Athol
Athol is a masculine given name. People with the name include:Athol Cooper (1892–1970), English-born Australian politician Joe Earl, New Zealand former rower Athol Fugard (1932–2025), South African playwright, novelist, actor and director Athol Gill (1937–1992), Australian theologian Athol Guy, member of Australian pop group The Seekers Athol Hodgetts, former Australian rules football player and…
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Athol
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Athol is a masculine given name. People with the name include:Athol Cooper (1892–1970), English-born Australian politician Joe Earl, New Zealand former rower Athol Fugard (1932–2025), South African playwright, novelist, actor and director Athol Gill (1937–1992), Australian theologian Athol Guy, member of Australian pop group The Seekers Athol Hodgetts, former Australian rules football player and…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
The Story of Athol
The earliest SSA record of Athol as a baby boy name dates back to 1904, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Athol — #2,804 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Athols. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1947 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 136 Athols have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Athol
Athol is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 136 births in the dataset. Athol's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,804. Use the chart and map above to compare Athol's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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