The baby name Atousa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-TOO-sah (IPA: /ɑˈtuːsə/).
Atousa is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Atousa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-TOO-sah (IPA: /ɑˈtuːsə/).
Atousa is Persian in Origin.
Atousa (Persian: آتوسا) is a feminine Persian name rooted in Old Persian and best known in its Hellenized form, Atossa. Scholars connect it to the Avestan/Persian Hutaosa/Hutaoša: hu- “good, well” plus a debated second element meaning “to fashion/shape” or “stature,” yielding interpretations such as “well‑created,” “beautiful,” or “of good figure.” Because the exact morphology is uncertain, most sources treat the meaning as approximate rather than definitive.
The name is richly attested in the Achaemenid period: Atossa, daughter of Cyrus the Great, became queen to Darius I and mother of Xerxes I, appearing in Herodotus and in Aeschylus’ tragedy The Persians. Modern variants include Atossa (English/Greek), Atoosa, Atousa, Atusa, and Atosa. It remains a cultured, historically resonant choice in Iran and the Iranian diaspora, evoking royal lineage and deep Iranian heritage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #422 | 109 | 8,334 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 |
Atousa is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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