Given name & surname
Atalia
“God is just; God is great”
Atalia is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is just; God is great.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God is just; God is great.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Atalia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 989
- 0 boys · 989 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 66
- #2,613 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 66 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,613 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 593 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.
Atalia’s family of names
Atalia has a related form in Atalie. Atalia has a related form in Atalea. Atalia has a related form in Ataleah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Atalievariant
- Ataleevariant
- Atalyvariant
- Atalivariant
- Atallialikely variant
- Ataleahvariant
- Ataleavariant
- Atalynavariant
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Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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