Atalaya is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Atalaya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,522 for girl births in the United States (and #16,172 across all names), given to 10 babies. Atalaya was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2018 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,522 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,009 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,418 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,345 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #12,374 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,464 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #15,829 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #7,809 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #10,796 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,197 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #11,974 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #9,043 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #13,343 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #9,795 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #17,094 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,427 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #17,645 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #12,722 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #17,966 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #10,523 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #15,723 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #13,352 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #14,646 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #14,377 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #11,925 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #11,647 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #10,973 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #11,973 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,115 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,638 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #6,718 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,041 |