girl's name
Atalaya
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 245
Atalaya is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Atalaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 38 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 57 |
How popular is Atalaya?
In 2025, Atalaya was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Atalaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Atalaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Atalaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Atalaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Atalaya
How popular is the name Atalaya?
In 2025, Atalaya was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Atalaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Atalaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Atalaya?
Atalaya has 4 syllables.
When was Atalaya most popular?
Atalaya peaked in 2018, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Atalaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Atalaya currently ranks #9,906 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.