girl's name
Atara
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,343
Atara is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 73,676 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Atara 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 | 50 |
| 1980s | 124 |
| 1990s | 150 |
| 2000s | 258 |
| 2010s | 381 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 264 |
How popular is Atara?
In 2025, Atara was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Atara is used
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 Atara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Atara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Atara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Atara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Atara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Atara
How popular is the name Atara?
In 2025, Atara was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Atara a girl's or a boy's name?
Atara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Atara most popular?
Atara peaked in 2018, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Atara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Atara currently ranks #1,053 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.