Atreus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-tree-us
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #582 for boys
Atreus is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 582nd for boys in the US (504 babies).
What does Atreus mean?
Greek
In Greek myth Atreus was king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
Is Atreus a girl's or a boy's name?
Atreus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the UK and 504 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Atreus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 882nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39 about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 271% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Atreus, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Atreus of any year since it first appeared, in 2018.
Half of all the boys named Atreus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 822nd in England and Wales.
Atreus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 35 | #961 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
How popular is Atreus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 582nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 504 about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 504 boys in the US were named Atreus, making it the 582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 742nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 674 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Atreus in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Atreus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 504 | #582 |
| 2024 | 626 | #492 |
| 2023 | 674 | #457 |
| 2022 | 491 | #582 |
| 2021 | 435 | #635 |
| 2020 | 328 | #742 |
| 2019 | 292 | #790 |
| 2018 | 160 | #1,188 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Atreus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atlas, Albie, Theo, Luca, Arlo, Adonis, Archer, Aris, Ares, Alfie, Emrys, Alessio
Names related to Atreus
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Atreus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/atreus, updated 20 October 2026.