Given name
Atarah
“wearing a crown; one who is blessed”
Atarah is a variant of Atara. One Hebrew interpretation is “wearing a crown; one who is blessed.”
Original Hebrewעטרה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Atarah is a variant of Atara. One Hebrew interpretation is “wearing a crown; one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb atar (עטר), “to surround.”
From biblical name research
The story
The name appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Atarah appears in 1 Chronicles 2:26.
From biblical name research
Atarah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 976
- 0 boys · 976 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 141 babies
- 2025
- 69
- #2,545 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,545 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 141 in 2018. In 2025, Florida and North Carolina and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 588 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.
Atarah’s family of names
Atarah has a related form in Atara. Atarah has a related form in Atara.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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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