Atlas

“he who carries; etymology debated”uncertain meaning

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Atlas

Atlas is thought to mean “he who carries; etymology debated” and is of Greek origin.

Uncertain meaning: the sources disagree or are scarce.

It peaked in 2025.
Over recent years, Atlas has been rising fast (+38.3% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Atlas every 65 schools.

Atlas ranks 78^th in New Zealand, 85^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 95^th in United States, against 868^th in France.

New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
78^th boys’ name156 babies in 3 years1 boy in 316+19.6% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
85^th boys’ name131 babies in 3 years1 boy in 340+25.3% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
95^th boys’ name11,057 babies in 3 years1 boy in 465+18.4% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
113^th boys’ name325 babies in 3 years1 boy in 523+16.6% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
173^rd boys’ name893 babies in 3 years1 boy in 925+28% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
247^th boys’ name49 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,223
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
325^th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,959
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
496^th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,780

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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