Atiya
Atiyyah, which generally implies "something received as a gift" or also means "present, gift, benefit, boon, favor, granting, giving".
Meaning & Origin of Atiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Atiyyah, which generally implies "something received as a gift" or also means "present, gift, benefit, boon, favor, granting, giving".
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The Story of Atiya
Atiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 21 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 114 Atiyas were born — ranking #1,165 that year. As of 2026, Atiya ranks #9,892 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 1K Atiyas 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 Atiya
Atiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Atiya's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #1,165. Use the chart and map above to compare Atiya'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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