Athalia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-THAY-lee-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,099 for girls
Athalia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 2,099th for girls in the US (89 babies).
What does Athalia mean?
Hebrew: Greek and Latin form of Athaliah
Athaliah was the only queen to reign alone over Judah; Handel wrote an oratorio about her called Athalia.
Is Athalia a girl's or a boy's name?
Athalia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 89 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Athalia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 186% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Athalia, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Athalia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Athalia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
How popular is Athalia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,099among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 89about 1 in 18,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 134% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 89 girls in the US were named Athalia, making it the 2,099th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,498th. It first appears in the records in 1915.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most girls named Athalia of any year since it first appeared, in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Athalia in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Athalia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #2,099 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2023 | 84 | #2,229 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,689 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3,498 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,917 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5,011 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #3,115 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
Names like Athalia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Ayra Raya Amira Anabia Aaliyah Ayah Ayla Amaya Abeeha Arabella Hafsa
Names related to Athalia
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Athalia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/athalia, updated 20 October 2026.