The name Atari is a girl's name meaning "son of the chemist; I'm about to win".

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Atari debuted for girls in 1980, a year after it appeared on the charts for boys. It's not a Japanese given name, instead, the name was influenced by the video game company. Atari named themselves after a Japanese phrase, atari, used in the ancient Chinese game Go. It means, roughly, "I am about to win," and is said in a similar context to which one would say "checkmate" in chess.
 
Atari is also an Israeli surname derived from the Arabic and Sephardic surname Atar, meaning "chemist" or "apothecary."

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The name Atari peaked for girls at #5573 in 1980. Atari is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Atari is a boy's name meaning "son of the chemist; I'm about to win".

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Atari the baby name is directly correlated with Atari the company. It joined the baby name charts in 1979 when the popular video game Space Invaders was released. It was given to small numbers of boys and girls for the next few years and reemerged in 2006 following Atari Bigby's NFL draft.
 
The company took their name from the Japanese word atari, translated "I’m about to win." It is said much like one would say "checkmate" when playing chess, but in the context of the ancient Chinese game Go.
 
Atari is also an Israeli surname derived from the Arabic and Sephardic surname Atar, meaning "chemist" or "apothecary."

The name Atari peaked for boys at #2842 in 1982. Atari is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

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