Athalia

Meaning: Whom God afflicts, or God is exalted
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Athaliah

Girl's name · #2103 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Athalia is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1915, it stood at #2103 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,000 girls have been named Athalia along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,318 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,044 in Canada (2025) · #3,333 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,796 in France (2025) · #7,440 in Italy (2024) · #259 in Puerto Rico (2017).

Famous Athalias

Athalia Ponsell Lindsley — Model, dancer, political activist, television personality (1917–1974)
Athalia Schwartz — Danish journalist (1821–1871)
Athalia L. J. Irwin — American minister (1862–1915)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Athaliah (#2217), Athalia would rank around #1295 with about 170 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Athalia and Athaliah.

Similar names: Atalia · Denim · Atarah · Talya · Azariyah · Astraea

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