Given name & surname
Atilla
“one who is fatherly”
Atilla has a related form in Attila. One Hungarian interpretation is “one who is fatherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Atilla has a related form in Attila. One Hungarian interpretation is “one who is fatherly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Atilla has a related form in Attila. An origin associated with Attila is Hungarian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Atilla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 124
- 124 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,243 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,243 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 331 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Atilla’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Atilla has a related form in Attila. In Turkish usage, Atilla has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Attila. In Turkish usage, Atilla has a related form in Attila.
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Around the world
Atilla has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Atilla
- Atilla KoçTurkish statesperson (born 1946)
- Atilla ŞereftuğTurkish-Swiss singer-songwriter (born 1950)
- Atilla EnginTurkish-American musician (1946–2019)
- Atilla KaraosmanoğluTurkish economist (1932–2013)
- Atilla KocaTurkish association football player (born 1980)
- Atilla TaşTurkish singer (born 1975)
- Atilla BirlikTurkish-German association football player (born 1977)
- Atilla Kiss B.Hungarian opera singerborn 1963
- Atilla AltıkatTurkish military leader (1937–1982)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.