Masculine dossier · first seen 1970

Atom

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Atom
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1970Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

44.1%

2024

All-time

1,023

Atom is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 68 boys were named Atom.

In 2024, only 38 boys were given the name.

Down 44.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,023 Americans have been named Atom and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1970.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

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