Recorded 1972–2023 Girls' name Peak 1981 1,394 births

Atiya — girls' name

1,394 babies named Atiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2921980s3861990s3102000s2382010s1262020s42
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Atiya was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

114 babies were named Atiya in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Atiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,394 babies named Atiya between 1972 and 2023, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Atiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atiya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 386 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Atiya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 227 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Atiya in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atiya 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 1,394 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.

Atiya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,394

Since 1972

52 years of records

Peak year

1981

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1972

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2023

Atiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1972

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1981)
114
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
050100150 202320162009200219951988198119741972 21

Atiya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
386 births that decade — 28% of Atiya's all-time total
1970s2921980s3861990s3102000s2382010s1262020s42

Atiya by state

Where Atiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Atiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
227 16.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
162 11.6%
#3 New Jersey
72 5.2%
#4 California
12 0.9%
#5 Maryland
11 0.8%
#6 Michigan
7 0.5%
#7 North Carolina
7 0.5%
#8 Ohio
6 0.4%
New York share of Atiya's total US births 16.3%
Even split

227 of 1,394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Atiya appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Atiya?
1,394 babies have been named Atiya since 1972. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1981 with 114 births.
When was Atiya most popular?
Atiya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 386 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Atiya most popular?
The top states for the name Atiya are New York (227 births), Pennsylvania (162 births), New Jersey (72 births).
How long has the name Atiya been used?
Atiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 52 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Atiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atiana, Atia, Atira, Atina, 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, 1972–2023 (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.