Atkins /at-kins/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name. Atkins' name origin is Hebrew, and the name Atkins means earth. Atkins is an alternate form of Adam (Hebrew): from adama.2000 U.S. Census). Displayed below is a comparison of the usage of Atkins and associated names. Adam (#79 the previous year) , Adan (#373) , Addie and Addison are the popular varying forms of Atkins (outside Top 1000) .