Atticus
Atticus is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning "from Attica." The name is often used in reference to Atticus Finch, a heroic lawyer who represents an African American man accused of rape by a white woman in a racist Southern United States town in Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Meaning & Origin of Atticus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Atticus is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning "from Attica." The name is often used in reference to Atticus Finch, a heroic lawyer who represents an African American man accused of rape by a white woman in a racist Southern United States town in Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
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The Story of Atticus
Atticus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 1,310 Atticuss were born — ranking #264 that year. As of 2026, Atticus ranks #274 for baby boys with 1,240 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 20K Atticuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Atticus
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Titus Pomponius Atticus (112/109 – 35/32 BC), ancient Roman littérateur, philosopher, and correspondent with Cicero
- Herodes Atticus (101–177), Greek rhetorician
- Atticus, Christian martyr, one of Agapius, Atticus, Carterius, Styriacus, Tobias, Eudoxius, Nictopolion, and Companions (died 310)
- Atticus of Constantinople (406 – 425)
- Atticus Greene Haygood (1839–1896), Methodist bishop and president of Emory University
- Atticus Ross (born 1968), English musician
- Atticus Browne (born 1991), West Indian cricketer
- Atticus Mitchell (born 1993), Canadian actor and musician
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Names that sound like Atticus
Phonetically similar names — useful when Atticus is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Attics
- Attica
- Attucks
- Addicts
- Addicks
- Ehtics
- Etica
- Eutychus
- Etix
- Adex
- Adducts
- Attic
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About the name Atticus
Atticus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Atticus's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #264. Use the chart and map above to compare Atticus'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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