Girls' name · since 1975
Atarah
Atarah has 976 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,553 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 976
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atarah currently ranks #2553 among girls' names in America, with 976 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atarah has been recorded 976 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #2553 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #7,646 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,553 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 976 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atarah ranks #7,646 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,553 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 976 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,553 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 976
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Atarah's 976 recorded births place it above 89.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Atarah compares
976 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Atarah's all-time total is 160% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Atarah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 976 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 21 | 19,840 |
Atarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atarah's full recorded timeline at 2007, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 141 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Atarah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (523 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Atarah's strongest decade.
523 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Atarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 57
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
523 births
- 2020s
2020s
316 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 523 births (54% of all-time use).
How Atarah 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 Atarah's total volume
Atarah by state
Where Atarah concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 72 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 71 | 7.3% |
| #3 | California | | 35 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 25 | 2.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 23 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.7% |
72 of 976 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Atarah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Atarah's data
- Atarah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (523 total births) through the 2020s (316) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Atarahs (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Atarah: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Atarah 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.