The baby name Atar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈɑːtɑːr/; respelling: AH-tar.
Atar is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Atar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈɑːtɑːr/; respelling: AH-tar.
Atar is Persian in Origin.
Atar is a cross‑cultural given name most strongly rooted in Avestan ātar, “fire,” the sacred, personified fire of Zoroastrianism. Because fire symbolized truth and divine presence, Atar became an honorific element in ancient and medieval Iranian naming, surviving among Parsis and in modern Iranian diaspora circles. It descends from Proto‑Iranian *ātar‑ “fire,” with historical forms including Middle Persian Ādur/Ātaxš and New Persian Ātash and Āzar; related name‑elements appear in Atur/Ātur (as in Aturpat/Atropates) and Adurbād.
Usage and meaning vary by language. In Persian contexts, Atar chiefly means “(holy) fire.” In Hebrew, Atar also occurs as a modern given name or surname linked to atarah, “crown, wreath.” A near‑homophone in Arabic/Urdu, Athar (also rendered Attar/Atar), means “trace, tradition; purity; fragrance,” but that is a separate etymology. Variants and cognates include Ātar, Atur, Ādur, Ātaxš, Ātash, and Āzar.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| PS | 0 | #218 | 9 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| IL | 0 | #260 | 15 | 6,291 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #481 | 24 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #497 | 27 | 10,981 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #525 | 11 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #536 | 13 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #558 | 60 | 11,648 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #583 | 25 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #633 | 35 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #759 | 9 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #874 | 13 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #964 | 38 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| MA | 0 | #1,009 | 120 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,074 | 19 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,090 | 22 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,167 | 45 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,534 | 81 | 28,008 |
Atar is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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