Masculine dossier · first seen 1970
Atom
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2017
Peak era
2017
Peak births
68
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Atom
How many people are named Atom?
An estimated 1,042 living Americans are named Atom.
How rare is Atom?
Atom is very rare among babies today, with 34 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 50% from its 2017 peak.
How old is the typical Atom?
The median age of a living American named Atom is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 17 years old.
Is Atom still popular?
Not especially. Atom has been declining since its 2017 peak and registered 34 births in 2025.
Where is Atom most common?
Atom has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.9× more often than the national baseline.
1970Peak 20172025
Peak year
2017
Decline from peak
50%
2025
34
All-time
1,057
Where it lives now
Atom is most concentrated in California — about 1.9× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Atom is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.