Atara
Atarah or Atara is a Hebrew feminine given name meaning 'crown'. In the Tanakh, it is the name of a wife of Jerahmeel. It has been used as a translation of the Yiddish name Kreine.
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Atara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Atarah or Atara is a Hebrew feminine given name meaning 'crown'. In the Tanakh, it is the name of a wife of Jerahmeel. It has been used as a translation of the Yiddish name Kreine.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Atara
The earliest SSA record of Atara as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 11 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Atara — #2,962 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Atara on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Atara ranks #3,379 for baby girls with 46 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Atara
Atara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Atara's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,962. Use the chart and map above to compare Atara'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 .
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