Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Athalia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,103 Trend ↑ Rising 140%
Rank 2025
#2,103
among girls · ↑77 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
89
named Athalia · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,059
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
89 babies
All-time total
1,001
#7,504 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Athalia popularity over time

1,001 babies have been named Athalia since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 29 3 – #3,161
1920s 26 3 -10% #3,131
1930s 7 1 -73% #3,447
1940s – – – –
1950s 5 1 – #5,462
1960s 8 1 +60% #4,792
1970s 11 1 +38% #8,524
1980s 5 1 -55% #10,640
1990s 31 3 +520% #8,213
2000s 183 18 +490% #5,103
2010s 269 27 +47% #3,930
2020s (to 2025) 427 71 +165% #2,103

Where Athalia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 103 0.06 outside top 500
2027 116 0.07 outside top 500
2028 128 0.08 outside top 500
2029 140 0.09 outside top 500
2030 150 0.09 outside top 500

Where Athalia is most popular

Girls named Athalia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Athalia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 89 0.106 +124%
Texas 73 0.091 +92%
Arizona 6 0.043 -10%
Florida 15 0.035 -26%
Georgia 7 0.031 -35%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -44%
Illinois 5 0.022 -54%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -55%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Athalia

Athalia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,103 in 2025 with 89 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 1,001 American babies have been named Athalia. Its peak came in 2025, when 89 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Athalia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Athalia?

The median living Athalia is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 16. An estimated 900 people named Athalia are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Athalia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 89 #2,103
2024 87 #2,180
2023 84 #2,233
2022 64 #2,697
2021 60 #2,824
2020 43 #3,504
2019 31 #4,450
2018 37 #3,930
2017 25 #5,204
2016 35 #4,167
2015 35 #4,154
2014 20 #6,236
2013 27 #5,031
2012 15 #7,859
2011 19 #6,594
2010 25 #5,441
2009 19 #6,847
2008 21 #6,376
2007 18 #7,125
2006 27 #5,103
2005 21 #5,827
2004 23 #5,395
2003 15 #7,257
2002 16 #6,734
2001 11 #8,837
2000 12 #8,086
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 8 #4,792
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 7 #3,447
1930 – –
1925 10 #3,131
1920 – –
1915 8 #3,161
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Athalia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Athalia?

The median living Athalia is about 7 years old. Half of all living Athalias are between 2 and 16 years old.

How many people named Athalia are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Athalia are alive in the United States, based on 1,001 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Athalia in 2025?

Athalia ranked #2,103 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 89 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Athalia?

1,001 babies have been named Athalia in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Athalia most popular?

Athalia peaked in 2025, when 89 newborns received the name.

Is Athalia a boy or girl name?

Athalia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Athalia rising or falling?

Athalia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Athalia become more popular?

Athalia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 150 girls named Athalia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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