Atlas
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning to bear, endure; the Titan.
How Atlas has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #489 |
| 2016 | #399 |
| 2017 | #328 |
| 2018 | #290 |
| 2019 | #226 |
| 2020 | #189 |
| 2021 | #147 |
| 2022 | #129 |
| 2023 | #112 |
| 2024 | #101 |
| 2025 | #75 |
Atlas by the numbers
In 2025, 355 babies in England and Wales were named Atlas. In the US, 1,090 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Atlas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Atlas
Names that are said the same way as Atlas, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Atlis5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bear
Like Atlas, each of these has a bear in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Barrettstrength of a bear1,633 in the US (2017)
- Arturobear; strong warrior; spanish form of arthur475 in the US (2017)
- Bjornbear70 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bearthe animal bear; animal name used as given name117 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bernadettebrave as a bear; feminine form of Bernard175 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Atlas
Nobody has voted for Atlas yet
Vote for Atlas and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Atlas