Atalya
Atalya is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Atalya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Atalya is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Atalya
The earliest SSA record of Atalya as a baby girl name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Atalya — #7,340 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Atalyas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 132 Atalyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Atalya
Atalya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 132 births in the dataset. Atalya's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #7,340. Use the chart and map above to compare Atalya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.