Entry № 0269 · Arabic origin

Atika Atika — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AH-tee-kah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Arabic

Meaning

"Pure, virtuous (Prophet's aunt)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Arabic)

The meaning

A name that means "pure, virtuous (prophet's aunt)".

Atika (عاتكة) is the Arabic word for "pure" or "virtuous." **Atika bint Abd al-Muttalib** was an aunt of Prophet Muhammad — known for her prophetic dream warning of the Battle of Badr (624 CE). Several other women in early Islam bore the name.

Featured prominently in Islamic biographical literature.

Pure, virtuous. The Prophet's aunt who dreamed of Badr.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

عاتكة

Transliteration: ʿĀtika
Pronunciation: / ˈɑː.tɪ.kə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Atika stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Atika · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Atikas before her.

Real people

Atika bint Abd al-Muttalib

Aunt of Prophet Muhammad.

7th c.

In fiction

Atika

Common in Islamic literature.

Names connected to Atika.

Numerology

The number behind Atika.

The Pioneer

Atika reduces to one — the number of Prophet's aunt.

Parents on Atika

Why families chose this name.

"Prophet's aunt. Five letters. Atika."

Reem · Mother of one · Medina