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.
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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The Story of Atara
Atara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 55 Ataras were born — ranking #2,962 that year. As of 2026, Atara ranks #3,379 for baby girls with 46 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 1K Ataras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through 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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