Fun Facts About the Name Attalia
- 43 babies named Attalia: U.S. records list 43 babies given the name Attalia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Attalia Mean?
Attalia is a feminine given name taken from the ancient Greek city name Attaleia, Latinized as Attalia. The city name means "of Attalus" or "Attalus's city": it comes from the Greek personal name Attalos with the place-name ending -eia, and it honored Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamon. The deeper etymology of Attalos itself is uncertain.
As a personal name, Attalia has no separate meaning beyond its origin as a place name. Its use in English is tied to the biblical city rather than to an independent Greek word or a traditional personal-name root.
Attalia Name History & Origins
Attaleia was founded or refounded by Attalus II Philadelphus, king of Pergamon, in the second century BC on the Pamphylian coast of Asia Minor. The city took its name from him and became a port. In the New Testament, Acts 14:25 records Paul and Barnabas passing through Attalia on their return from Perga; from there they sailed to Antioch. The Greek form Attaleia passed into Latin as Attalia, the form used in Western biblical and historical texts.
The city later passed through Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman rule, and its name developed in Turkish into Antalya. The English given name Attalia is a feminine use of the biblical place name; it follows the place name's history rather than a separate history as a personal name.
How Popular is the Name Attalia?
Attalia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #13,648 in 2010.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,223 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #15,597 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #15,551 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #15,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #15,991 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,843 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #17,096 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,648 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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