Attila

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Attila is a popular masculine name in Central and Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe and Western Asia. Primarily in Hungary, Turkey and Chuvashia.

From Wikipedia

Attila first appears in the data in 1958 and has been recorded in 62 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 18 babies (rank #5,120 that year). In 2024 it was given to 12 boys (rank #6,854). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Attila

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Attila yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

653

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Attila

Attilatraditional leader or chief · b. 500
Attila Józsefpoet · b. 1905
Attila Fiolaassociation football player · b. 1990
Attila Szalaiassociation football player · b. 1998
Attila Csiharsinger · b. 1971

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1958	10	#2,655
1959	14	#2,203
1960	14	#2,214
1961	11	#2,554
1962	12	#2,377
1963	16	#2,045
1964	16	#2,044
1965	12	#2,376
1966	11	#2,474
1967	10	#2,620
1968	16	#2,036
1969	16	#2,135
1970	11	#2,905
1971	12	#2,828
1972	9	#3,366
1973	5	#5,160
1974	9	#3,580
1975	13	#2,919
1976	11	#3,278
1977	10	#3,627
1978	6	#5,114
1979	9	#4,097
1980	7	#4,974
1981	6	#5,538
1982	8	#4,632
1983	5	#6,317
1984	5	#6,393
1985	10	#4,071
1989	7	#6,273
1991	8	#5,987
1992	9	#5,687
1993	9	#5,798
1995	12	#4,814
1996	5	#9,117
1997	8	#6,663
1998	8	#6,903
1999	5	#10,045
2000	7	#8,277
2001	15	#4,908
2002	13	#5,423
2003	11	#6,294
2004	15	#5,268
2005	10	#7,154
2006	7	#9,665
2007	14	#5,932
2008	9	#8,378
2009	18	#5,120
2010	9	#8,200
2011	9	#8,136
2012	15	#5,735
2013	10	#7,584
2014	18	#5,080
2015	7	#9,661
2016	9	#8,207
2017	12	#6,727
2018	13	#6,376
2019	5	#12,317
2020	12	#6,662
2021	8	#8,903
2022	15	#5,901
2023	15	#5,954
2024	12	#6,854