Fun Facts About the Name Attikus
- 278 babies named Attikus: U.S. records list 278 babies given the name Attikus from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Attikus Mean?
Attikus is a spelling variant of Atticus. The older name is the Latin Atticus, from the Greek adjective Attikos, meaning "of Attica" or "Attic." Attica was the region around Athens, so the name's literal sense is geographic: an Attic person or a person from Attica. In Roman use Atticus was a cognomen, and its meaning stayed tied to that region. The later idea that the name suggests refinement or learning comes from Athens's reputation as a cultural center, not from a separate etymology.
Attikus Name History & Origins
The Greek word behind the name is Attikos, the adjective for Attica, the territory of Athens. Latin speakers used Atticus as a cognomen, the third element of a Roman name. The best-known ancient bearer is Titus Pomponius Atticus (110 - 32 BCE), a Roman equestrian and close friend of Cicero. His cognomen was associated with his long residence in Athens and his knowledge of Greek culture; Cicero's letters to him survive as a major source for the late Roman Republic.
Atticus has also been used as a given name in English. The spelling Attikus is an English-language respelling that keeps the same pronunciation and derivation; the k does not correspond to a different Latin or Greek form. Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) made Atticus Finch a familiar literary namesake, but that literary use is separate from the name's ancient origin.
How Popular is the Name Attikus?
Attikus has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #3,886 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,484 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #6,194 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #4,898 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #3,886 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #4,645 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #4,871 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #4,976 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,616 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #4,957 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,573 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,020 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #4,883 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #8,173 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #5,270 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #6,612 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #9,060 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,377 | 9 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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