Athalia

Meaning: 'whom God afflicts' or 'Yah is exalted'
Origin: Variant of Athaliah (from Hebrew (Latin/Greek Bible form))

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) · #2,118 in Canada (2024).

Famous Athalias

Athalia Schwartz — Danish journalist (1821–1871)
Athalia Ponsell Lindsley — American model, dancer, political activist, television personality
Athalia L. J. Irwin — American Universalist 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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