How Many People Are Named Athena?
people named Athena are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,655 people in the US has this name
Based on 53,118 babies named Athena in Social Security records from 1902 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,029 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown, perhaps derived from Greek αθηρ (ather) "sharp" and αινη (aine) "praise". Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare, the daughter of Zeus and the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece. She is associated with the olive tree and the owl.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Athena in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Athena alive today is about 16 years old, and 82% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Athena first appears in the records in 1902 and was given most often in 2022, to 3,029 babies. In 2025, 2,477 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1902 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Athena never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #76, in 2023, and it was in the top 100 for 4 years, 2021 to 2024. In 2025 it ranked #109.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #109 |
| Best rank | #76 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | 4 (2021 to 2024) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #173 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Athena alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Athena were born in California than in any other state: about 9,994 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Athena was given 2.4 times as often in Alaska, 2.2 times in Nevada and 1.9 times in New Mexico.
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