Girls' name · since 1982
Atavia
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 230 babies named Atavia, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Atavia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 230 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Atavia recorded 230 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #18,396 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 230 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atavia ranks #18,396 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Atavia's 230 recorded births place it above 74.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Atavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Atavia splits its recorded history at 1996: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Atavia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Atavia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (84 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Atavia's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Atavia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 84 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Atavia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- 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 Atavia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Atavia 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.