Athaliah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ath-a-LYE-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,214 for girls
Athaliah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 2,214th for girls in the US (83 babies).
What does Athaliah mean?
Hebrew
In the Bible Athaliah ruled Judah for six years, the only queen to reign there in her own right.
Is Athaliah a girl's or a boy's name?
Athaliah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 83 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Athaliah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Athaliah, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
2025 had the most girls named Athaliah of any year since it first appeared, in 2019.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Athaliah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
How popular is Athaliah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,214th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 83 about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 160% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 83 girls in the US were named Athaliah, making it the 2,214th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Athaliah of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Athaliah in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Athaliah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #2,214 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2,637 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4,715 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Athaliah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayah, Nusaybah, Aaliyah, Abeeha, Safa, Ayra, Azariyah, Ayzal, Aafiyah, Azariah, Ruqayyah, Sumayyah
Names related to Athaliah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Athaliah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/athaliah, updated 20 October 2026.