Atia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-TEE-ah
- Origin
- Arabic
Atia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “gift”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Atia mean?
Arabic: variant of Atiyya, from Arabic ataya 'to give'
“gift”
Also the name of Atia, niece of Julius Caesar and mother of the Roman emperor Augustus.
Is Atia a girl's or a boy's name?
Atia is a girls' name.
How popular is Atia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Atia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Atia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Atia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Atia in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Atia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Atia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Amira, Aisha, Khadija, Aliya, Afia, Safa, Amina, Safia, Zainab, Safiya, Summer
Names related to Atia
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Liyana
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, “Atia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/atia, updated 20 October 2026.