Is Atlanta a boy or girl name?

Atlanta is a girl’s name. Of the 699 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Atlanta

Recorded 1895–2025 · United States

Atlanta was most popular in 1995, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,086 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 699 people named Atlanta.

Atlanta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Atlanta’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Atlanta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Atlanta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 699 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org