Atom is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Atom is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,384 for boy births in the United States (and #7,286 across all names), given to 34 babies. Atom first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2017 (68 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | #3,384 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | #3,168 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | #3,425 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | #2,441 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | #3,248 |
| 2020 | 50 | 50 | #2,549 |
| 2019 | 56 | 56 | #2,397 |
| 2018 | 61 | 61 | #2,236 |
| 2017 | 68 | 68 | #2,051 |
| 2016 | 58 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 2015 | 49 | 49 | #2,531 |
| 2014 | 49 | 49 | #2,518 |
| 2013 | 58 | 58 | #2,229 |
| 2012 | 52 | 52 | #2,418 |
| 2011 | 34 | 34 | #3,240 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | #3,538 |
| 2009 | 32 | 32 | #3,404 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #3,746 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #5,011 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | #4,696 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #6,682 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #5,268 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,290 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,094 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #5,409 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #5,954 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,079 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #9,744 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #6,662 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,630 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #7,875 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #8,889 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #8,535 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,310 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #4,284 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,369 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #4,071 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,317 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #3,985 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,404 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #5,911 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #4,464 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,533 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,266 |