Athaliah

Meaning: Whom God afflicts; or Yah is exalted
Origin: Hebrew — Biblical queen of Judah

Girl's name · #2217 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Athaliah is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1999, it stood at #2217 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 420 girls have been named Athaliah 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) · #2,119 in Canada (2024).

Famous Athaliahs

Athaliah Molokomme — Attorney General of Botswana, gender activist, former high judge, human rights lawyer and author

In stories & tradition

Athaliah — Second Book of Kings (Bible)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Athalia (#2103), Athaliah would rank around #1295 with about 170 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Athalia and Athaliah.

Similar names: Athalia · Zyrielle · Atarah · Tali · Maeven · Adaia

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