Atreyu
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-TRAY-oo
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,837 for boys
Atreyu is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,837th for boys in the US (86 babies).
What does Atreyu mean?
Modern: invented by Michael Ende for The Neverending Story
Atreyu is the young warrior hero of Michael Ende's novel The Neverending Story and its 1984 film adaptation.
Is Atreyu a girl's or a boy's name?
Atreyu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 86 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Atreyu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Atreyu, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Atreyu of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Atreyu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Atreyu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,837th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 86 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 86 boys in the US were named Atreyu, making it the 1,837th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,353rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 152 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
2025 had fewer boys named Atreyu than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Atreyu in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Atreyu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | #1,837 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,589 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,668 |
| 2022 | 131 | #1,411 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,461 |
| 2020 | 131 | #1,353 |
| 2019 | 132 | #1,354 |
| 2018 | 152 | #1,224 |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,348 |
| 2016 | 147 | #1,252 |
| 2015 | 133 | #1,327 |
| 2014 | 130 | #1,334 |
| 2013 | 120 | #1,399 |
| 2012 | 124 | #1,359 |
| 2011 | 127 | #1,331 |
| 2010 | 130 | #1,316 |
| 2009 | 104 | #1,561 |
| 2008 | 114 | #1,445 |
| 2007 | 90 | #1,681 |
| 2006 | 98 | #1,526 |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,865 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Atreyu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Bodhi, River, Aviraj, Krishiv, Ayaan, Arjan, Arjun, Avi, Avyaan, Ayan, Aj
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Atreyu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/atreyu, updated 20 October 2026.