Total births
416
Girls' name · since 1999
Athaliah
416 babies named Athaliah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2655
- among girls today
- 416
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 85%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Athaliah is the #2655 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 416 recorded since 1999.
Athaliah has 416 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2655 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #2655 among girls today
- 416 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 85% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Athaliah is currently the #2655 girls' name in America, more common than 85% of girls - 416 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2655
- among girls today
- 416
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 85%
- more common than other girls
Athaliah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#2655
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 85% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Athaliah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
83 babies were named Athaliah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Athaliah compares
416 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,726 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
Athaliah's all-time total is 9% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athaliah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 416 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 48 | 19,840 |
Athaliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Athaliah splits its recorded history at 2015: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Athaliah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#2,655
Active since
1999
Athaliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Athaliah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Athaliah's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Athaliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
246 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 246 births (59% of all-time use).
Athaliah by state
Where Athaliah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Washington | | 6 | 1.4% |
California share of Athaliah's total US births 9.6%
Even split
40 of 416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Athaliah? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 416 babies named Athaliah. Today it holds rank #2655 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 83 births.
When was Athaliah most popular? ▼
Athaliah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Athaliah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Athaliah are California (40 births), Texas (40 births), Florida (17 births).
How long has the name Athaliah been used? ▼
Athaliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Athaliah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Athena, Atha, Athalia, Athina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Athaliah's data
- California records the most Athaliahs (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Athaliah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Athaliah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Athaliah: #2655 Girls' Name - 416 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/athaliah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Athaliah 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 June 2026.