Atalia
A Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is exalted", carried by women alone. Fewer than twenty women in Poland go by it, so most people here will never meet an Atalia.
Atalia Pronunciation
Atalia is pronounced ah-TAHL-yah (/aˈtalja/).
What Atalia means
Where Atalia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Atalia comes from the Hebrew name Athaliah, which reads as "Yahweh is exalted." The two parts hold a divine name and a verb of lifting up. That meaning sits at the base of every later form the name took.
In the Hebrew Bible, Athaliah ruled Judah as its only reigning queen. She was a hard and violent figure, remembered for seizing a throne. Centuries later the story drew Jean Racine, whose 1691 tragedy "Athalie" put her on the French stage. Handel followed with the oratorio "Athalia" in 1733.
On a Polish class register, Atalia stands apart from the Zuzannas and Marias around it. The name stays rare here, and it travels without a settled Polish diminutive. Its Hebrew root gives the meaning it began with: Yahweh is exalted.
When Atalia celebrates name day
Atalia appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 3 December.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Atalia
1 in 1502922 women in Poland is named Atalia. 15 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #11904 among female names.
Atalia's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Atalia as a middle name
Atalia is a first name for 15 women in Poland and a middle name for another 3, an 83/17 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 4596th, between Astera (3) and Atika (3).
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