Given name & surname
Atara
“wearing a crown; one who is blessed”
Atara is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “wearing a crown; one who is blessed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “wearing a crown; one who is blessed.”
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 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Atara is a variant of Atarah. The history of Atarah gives this family its wider story. Atarah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Atara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,227
- 0 boys · 1,227 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #3,402 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,402 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 2018. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 862 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.
Atara’s family of names
Atara has a related form in Atarah. Atara has a related form in Atarah. Atara has a related form in Ataree.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Atarahvariant
- Atarrahvariant
- Ataretvariant
- Atarravariant
- Aterahvariant
- Ateravariant
- Atearavariant
- Atareevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Atara
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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