Around the world, Атей (Atey 
, Atei 
, Atej 
) is quite a rare largely female, but uncommonly boy's forename. The first name Атей is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare mostly girly, but seldom masculine name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria. Likewise, Атей is the last name as well as the forename.