Recorded 1982–2006 Girls' name Peak 2005 88 births

Ataya - girls' name

88 babies named Ataya in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s382000s45

The verdict

88 girls have been named Ataya since 1982, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2006.

88
total births
1982–2006
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Ataya was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ataya in 2005 - its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ataya

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Ataya between 1982 and 2006, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ataya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ataya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ataya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ataya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 88 total represents a lower bound, actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ataya at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

88

Since 1982

25 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1982

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2006

Ataya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1982

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
468101214 2006200420001998199619941982 5

Ataya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade - 51% of Ataya's all-time total
1980s51990s382000s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ataya?
88 babies have been named Ataya since 1982. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Ataya most popular?
Ataya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Ataya been used?
Ataya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 25 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Ataya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atara, Atalia, Atarah, Atalie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.