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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Atha

Atha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 816th; the most babies were born in 1918 (51). More babies were named Atha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191851 babies
Total since 1880
1,540babies recorded

Atha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 99 since 1885.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#8,0735
1960#4,4619
1950#3,6819
1940#2,11415
1930#1,43429
1920#1,08847
1910#1,27213
1900#94316
1890#1,3475
1880——

How popular is Atha, counting every spelling?

Atha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Atha?

About 200 people born in the US named Atha are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 71 and 86. That makes Atha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Atha by state

How common Atha was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (3.4×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesNC0.14South Carolina: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesSC0.10District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Atha, girls, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Atha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Atha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Atha

How popular is the name Atha?

Atha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 816th; the most babies were born in 1918 (51). More babies were named Atha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Atha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,441 girls and 99 boys.

Where was Atha most popular?

In 1916–1920, Atha was most common in North Carolina (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Texas.