Girls' name · since 2013
Athira
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Athira, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,776 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 132
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Athira is the #8776 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 132 recorded since 2013.
Social Security Administration records show Athira recorded 132 times among girls since 2013, holding rank #8776 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #24,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,776 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 132 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athira ranks #24,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,776 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 132 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,776 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 132
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Athira's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Athira compares
132 29th percentile among 17,297 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
Athira's all-time total is 65% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 132 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Athira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Athira's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Athira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Athira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Athira's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Athira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (60% of all-time use).
Athira by state
Where Athira concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 9.1% |
12 of 132 births nationwide.
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What to do with Athira's data
- Athira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Athiras (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Athira
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Athira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2013–2025 (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 Athira 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.