Is Attila a boy or girl name?

Attila is a boy’s name. Of the 665 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Attila

Recorded 1958–2025 · United States

Attila was most popular in 2009, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #11,704 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 665 people named Attila.

Attila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Attila’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Attila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Attila is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 665 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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