Recorded 1986–2021 Girls' name Peak 1993 60 births

Attallah — girls' name

60 babies named Attallah in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s502020s5
1990s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Attallah was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Attallah in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Attallah

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Attallah between 1986 and 2021, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Attallah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Attallah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Attallah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Attallah 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 60 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.

Attallah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

60

Since 1986

36 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1986

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2021

Attallah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1986

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 20211999199819971994199319921986 5

Attallah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50 births that decade — 83% of Attallah's all-time total
1980s51990s502020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Attallah?
60 babies have been named Attallah since 1986. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Attallah most popular?
Attallah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Attallah been used?
Attallah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 36 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Attallah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Attie, Atticus, Attalie, Attica, 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, 1986–2021 (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.