Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Athaliah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,217 Trend ↑ Rising 175%
Rank 2025
#2,217
among girls · ↑422 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
83
named Athaliah · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,365
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
83 babies
All-time total
416
#13,218 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Athaliah popularity over time

416 babies have been named Athaliah since 1999, 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
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1990s 5 1 – #14,648
2000s 35 4 +600% #11,720
2010s 130 13 +271% #4,664
2020s (to 2025) 246 41 +215% #2,217

Where Athaliah 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 98 0.06 outside top 500
2027 113 0.07 outside top 500
2028 127 0.08 outside top 500
2029 141 0.09 outside top 500
2030 153 0.10 outside top 500

The story of Athaliah

Athaliah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,217 in 2025 with 83 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 416 American babies have been named Athaliah. Its peak came in 2025, when 83 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 Athaliah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Athaliah?

The median living Athaliah is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 400 people named Athaliah are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Athaliah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 83 #2,217
2024 66 #2,639
2023 28 #4,763
2022 18 #6,489
2021 28 #4,735
2020 23 #5,339
2019 29 #4,664
2018 16 #7,146
2017 16 #7,135
2016 17 #6,941
2015 6 #14,731
2014 13 #8,535
2013 13 #8,638
2012 7 #13,675
2011 7 #13,538
2010 6 #15,204
2009 8 #12,574
2008 9 #11,720
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2003 6 #14,068
2002 6 #13,807
2001 6 #13,712
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Famous people named Athaliah

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Athaliah Athaliah Queen regnant of Judah -900–-860 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Athaliah?

The median living Athaliah is about 4 years old. Half of all living Athaliahs are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Athaliah are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Athaliah are alive in the United States, based on 416 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Athaliah in 2025?

Athaliah ranked #2,217 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 83 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Athaliah?

416 babies have been named Athaliah in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Athaliah most popular?

Athaliah peaked in 2025, when 83 newborns received the name.

Is Athaliah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Athaliah rising or falling?

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

Will Athaliah become more popular?

Athaliah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 153 girls named Athaliah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Athaliah?

Well-known people named Athaliah include Athaliah (companion).

Names like Athaliah

Names that sound and feel close to Athaliah: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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