Name Legacy

Atha

Recorded 1882–1970 · United States

Atha was most popular in 1918, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,714 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,540 people named Atha.

Most popular in1918
Rank that year#1,714
Births that year60
Total since 18801,540
Given to94% girls

Atha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Atha’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Atha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Atha is mostly a girl’s name — 93.6% of the 1,540 Americans given it were girls and 6.4% were 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 Atha

Where Atha 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