Is Atara a boy or girl name?

Atara is a girl’s name. Of the 1,227 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Atara

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Atara was most popular in 2018, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,207 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,994, with 45 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,227 people named Atara.

Atara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Atara’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Atara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Atara is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,227 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Atara

Where Atara is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org