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
The earliest SSA record of Atlee as a girl name dates back to 1918, when 7 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 78 newborns named Atlee — #2,277 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Atlee on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Atlee ranks #4,869 for girls with 27 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 740 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Atlee as a boy name dates back to 1911, when 9 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Atlee — #3,147 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Atlee ranks #3,706 for boys with 30 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to 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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.