Given name
Atalaya
“from the watchtower”
Atalaya is used as a given name. One Spanish interpretation is “from the watchtower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “from the watchtower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Atalaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 245
- 0 boys · 245 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,522 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,522 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Atalaya’s family of names
Atalaya has a related form in Atalanta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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