Atariah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Atariah

What is the meaning of the name Atariah ?

The baby name Atariah is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ə-TAH-ree-ə.

Atariah is Hebrew in Origin.

Atariah is a modern Hebrew-rooted given name built on Atarah (Hebrew atarah, "crown, garland") with the theophoric -iah/-yahu ("Yah[weh]"), yielding the devotional sense "Yahweh is my crown" or simply "crown." The base element appears widely in Hebrew (cf. atarah/ateret), while the -iah ending echoes biblical names like Azariah and Hezekiah. Because -iah skewed masculine in antiquity but Atarah is feminine, Atariah reads primarily feminine today yet can be used unisex.

In scripture, Atarah appears in 1 Chronicles 2:26 as Jerahmeel's wife, anchoring the root in early Israelite naming; Atariah itself surfaces later as an anglicized, ornamental variant. Related forms include Atarah, Atara, Atariyah/Atariyya, Ataria, and Ateret; nicknames Tari, Ari, and Aria are common. Usage remains rare across English-speaking and Jewish communities, appreciated for its luminous meaning and biblical resonance.

⚙ Atariah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Atariah appears only 2 times in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.