Girls' name · since 1971
Atara
Atara has 1,227 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,409 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,227
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,227 babies have been named Atara since 1971, making it today's #3409 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Atara recorded 1,227 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #3409 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #6,508 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,409 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,227 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atara ranks #6,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,409 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,227 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,409 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,227
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atara's 1,227 recorded births place it above 90.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Atara compares
1,227 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Atara's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Atara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,227 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Atara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atara's full recorded timeline at 1999, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Atara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (381 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Atara's strongest decade.
381 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Atara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 124
1980s
124 births
- 1990s 150
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s
2010s
381 births
- 2020s
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 381 births (31% of all-time use).
How Atara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Atara's total volume
Atara by state
Where Atara concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 483 | 39.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 121 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
483 of 1,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Atara's data
- Atara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (381 total births) through the 2020s (264) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ataras (483 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Atara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Atara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.