Atisha
Atiśa was a Buddhist religious teacher and leader from Bengal. He is generally associated with his body of work authored at Vikramaśīla Monastery in Bihar. He was a major figure in the spread of 11th-century Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and traveled to Sumatra and Tibet.
Meaning & Origin of Atisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Atiśa was a Buddhist religious teacher and leader from Bengal. He is generally associated with his body of work authored at Vikramaśīla Monastery in Bihar. He was a major figure in the spread of 11th-century Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in Asia and traveled to Sumatra and Tibet.
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The Story of Atisha
Atisha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 12 Atishas were born — ranking #5,212 that year. As of 2026, Atisha ranks #10,569 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 124 Atishas 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 Atisha
Atisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 124 births in the dataset. Atisha's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #5,212. Use the chart and map above to compare Atisha'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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