Atiyah
Atiyyah, which generally implies "something received as a gift" or also means "present, gift, benefit, boon, favor, granting, giving".
Meaning & Origin of Atiyah
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 Atiyah
Atiyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 12 Atiyahs were born — ranking #8,196 that year. As of 2026, Atiyah ranks #13,584 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 234 Atiyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Atiyah
Atiyah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 234 births in the dataset. Atiyah's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,196. Use the chart and map above to compare Atiyah'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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