Attila is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “father.” In 2024 it was given to 12 boys in the United States.
Attila belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “father” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Attila first appears in Social Security records in 1958. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2036 in 1968, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 653 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Attila means “father” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Attila is a boy name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Attila comes from the Turkish tradition.
Attila first appears in US records in 1958. Its best-ever ranking was #2036 in 1968, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Attila is pronounced /əˈtɪlə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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