Atlas is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #147 in 2021 with 2,549 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 4,413 births ranking #75. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 25,390.0%. In 2021, approximately 1 in every 686 boys born was named Atlas. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Atlas is a mythological Greek name with enormous visual and cultural presence, though its original meaning is uncertain. Parents often choose it for its sense of strength, scale, and adventure rather than for one fixed literal meaning.
In Greek mythology, Atlas is the Titan condemned to hold up the sky. The name later became familiar in geography through the collection of maps known as an atlas.