Fun Facts About the Name Attalie
- 115 babies named Attalie: U.S. records list 115 babies given the name Attalie from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Attalie Mean?
Attalie is a rare feminine given name whose meaning is not firmly established. It is most often treated as a form of Attalia, a place name from the Greek-speaking eastern Mediterranean. That place name comes from the Greek Ἀττάλεια (Attaleia), which was built on the personal name Ἄτταλος (Attalos). The meaning of Attalos itself is uncertain; it is sometimes said to rest on atta, a familiar Greek word for "father," but this derivation is not securely established.
Some name references also connect Attalie with the biblical name Athaliah (Hebrew ʿAtalyah), but the two names are not clearly related, and the resemblance in sound may be accidental. Because the name is uncommon and its early use as a personal name is poorly documented, no single etymology can be stated with confidence.
Attalie Name History & Origins
Attalia was an ancient city on the southern coast of Asia Minor, in the region of Pamphylia, at the site of modern Antalya in Turkey. It was named for Attalus II Philadelphus, a king of Pergamon in the second century BC, and the Greek form Attaleia preserved his name. The city appears in the New Testament: in Acts 14:25, Paul and Barnabas pass through Attalia on their way to Antioch. Through Greek and later Roman use, the place name became familiar around the eastern Mediterranean.
The personal name Attalie is far less common than the place name, and its documentation is thin. It belongs to the large group of English feminine names formed with an -ie ending, and the related form Atalie also appears. Whether such names grew out of the place name Attalia, out of a separate biblical name, or from independent coinage is not recorded clearly, so its development as a given name cannot be traced step by step.
A distinct biblical name, Athaliah, belonged to a queen of Judah in the books of Kings; its Hebrew form is ʿAtalyah, and its own meaning is debated. A few modern name lists link Attalie to that name, but the connection is not established.
How Popular is the Name Attalie?
Attalie 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 2022. Its best rank was #4,599 in 2022.
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 | #8,426 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #12,286 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,689 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #4,599 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #7,674 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #10,347 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #16,560 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,978 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,247 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #13,680 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #15,067 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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