Atlee
Atlee or Attlee is a surname and masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Atlee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Atlee or Attlee is a surname and masculine given name.
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The Story of Atlee
As a girl name
Atlee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1918, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 78 Atlees were born — ranking #2,277 that year. As of 2026, Atlee ranks #4,869 for girls with 27 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 740 Atlees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Atlee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1911, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 38 Atlees were born — ranking #3,147 that year. As of 2026, Atlee ranks #3,706 for boys with 30 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 1K Atlees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Atlee
Atlee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Atlee's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Atlee'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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