US rank #2192 Girls' name Peak 2024 911 births

Athalia — #2192 US girls' name

911 babies named Athalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s261930s71950s51960s81970s111980s51990s312000s1832010s2692020s337
#2192
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Athalia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

86 babies were named Athalia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Athalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 911 babies named Athalia between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Athalia currently holds the #2192 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Athalia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 337 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Athalia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Athalia in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Athalia 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 911 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.

Athalia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

911

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2024

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,192

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Athalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
86
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
020406080100 202420182012200620001982192819161915 8

Athalia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
337 births that decade — 37% of Athalia's all-time total
1910s291920s261930s71950s51960s81970s111980s51990s312000s1832010s2692020s337

Athalia by state

Where Athalia concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Athalia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
129 14.2%
#2 Texas
100 11.0%
#3 Florida
16 1.8%
#4 North Carolina
11 1.2%
#5 Georgia
7 0.8%
#6 Illinois
5 0.5%
#7 New York
5 0.5%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Athalia's total US births 14.2%
Even split

129 of 911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Athalia?
911 babies have been named Athalia since 1915. It currently ranks #2192 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 86 births.
When was Athalia most popular?
Athalia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Athalia most popular?
The top states for the name Athalia are California (129 births), Texas (100 births), Florida (16 births).
How long has the name Athalia been used?
Athalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Athalia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Athena, Atha, Athina, Athanasia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.