Atlas is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1478 in 2025 with 145 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 189 births ranking #1241. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 11,085 girls born was named Atlas. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.