Atara
Atara was the 3402nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2965th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 451 places. More babies were named Atara in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,402 girls, up 442 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201855 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,227babies recorded
Atara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,402 | 45 |
| 2020 | #3,844 | 37 |
| 2010 | #4,755 | 30 |
| 2000 | #5,336 | 21 |
| 1990 | #9,324 | 8 |
| 1980 | #9,187 | 6 |
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How popular is Atara, counting every spelling?
Atara is a spelling of Atarah, a name family that ranked #1,601 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,402 for Atara on its own. Together these spellings went to 114 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atarah | 69 | #2,545 | 274 |
| Atara | 45 | #3,402 | 227 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Atara?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Atara (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Atara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Atara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Atara?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Atara are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 27. That makes Atara mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Atara by state
How common Atara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (7.9×), New York (7.2×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Atara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Atara, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Atara
How popular is the name Atara?
Atara was the 3402nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2965th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 451 places. More babies were named Atara in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Atara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Atara in the US.
Where is Atara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Atara was most common in New Jersey (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Maryland.