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Atreyu

Atreyu: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“descendant of Atri”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
uh-TRAY-yoo · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Atreyu ultimately reflects Sanskrit Atreya, meaning a descendant of the sage Atri. The spelling Atreyu is especially known from modern literary use in The NeverEnding Story.

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How popular is Atreyu?

202432.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Atreyu in 2024108

2024 rank#1,593 boys

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18802,618

Atreyu has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Atreyu

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Bodhiawakening, enlightenment · Sanskrit
  • Arjunbright, white · Sanskrit
  • Aaravpeaceful; calm · Sanskrit
  • Avyaaneloquent; without imperfections · Sanskrit
  • Aryannoble · Sanskrit
  • Rohanascending · Sanskrit
  • Vihaandawn, morning · Sanskrit
  • Ishaansun; lord, ruler · Sanskrit

Atreyu questions

What does the name Atreyu mean?

Atreyu means "descendant of Atri". It comes from Sanskrit. Atreyu ultimately reflects Sanskrit Atreya, meaning a descendant of the sage Atri. The spelling Atreyu is especially known from modern literary use in The NeverEnding Story.

Is Atreyu a boy or girl name?

Atreyu is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Atreyu?

108 US babies were named Atreyu in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Atreyu?

Atreyu is usually pronounced uh-TRAY-yoo.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.