Girls' name · since 1971
Atasha
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 215 babies named Atasha, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atasha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 215 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atasha has been recorded 215 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2003.
- #19,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 215 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atasha ranks #19,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atasha's 215 recorded births place it above 73.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Atasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Atasha's full recorded timeline at 1983, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Atasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2003
- Peak year (1982)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Atasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (123 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Atasha's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Atasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 123 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Atasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Atasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1971–2003 (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 Atasha 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.