How Many People Are Named Athanasius?
people named Athanasius are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,329,902 people in the US has this name
Based on 259 babies named Athanasius in Social Security records from 2001 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
25 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Αθανασιος (Athanasios) meaning "immortal", from Greek α (a), a negative prefix, combined with θανατος (thanatos) "death". Saint Athanasius was a 4th-century bishop of Alexandria who strongly opposed Arianism.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Athanasius in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Athanasius alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Athanasius first appears in the records in 2001 and was given most often in 2023, to 25 babies. In 2025, 19 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2001 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Athanasius has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,203, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #5,052.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,052 |
| Best rank | #4,203 (2024) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,079 in the 2020s |
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