Atikah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AA-ti-ka
- Origin
- Arabic
Atikah is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Atikah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Atika; classical Arabic name
Atika bint Abd al-Muttalib was a paternal aunt of the Prophet Muhammad.
Meaning borrowed from Atika.
Is Atikah a girl's or a boy's name?
Atikah is a girls' name.
How popular is Atikah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 4 girls.
Atikah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Atikah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aakifah, Azeemah, Farah, Aaishah, Aysha, Hibah, Ammarah, Samah, Aaminah, Umamah, Nabeelah, Safia
Names related to Atikah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Atikah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/atikah, updated 20 October 2026.