Athena
- #109 for girls in 2025, 2,477 births
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 3,001 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 53,118since 1902
Athena over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #109 | 2,477 |
| 2024 | #90 | 2,794 |
| 2023 | #76 | 3,001 |
| 2022 | #78 | 3,029 |
| 2021 | #98 | 2,717 |
| 2020 | #107 | 2,518 |
| 2019 | #104 | 2,726 |
| 2018 | #117 | 2,605 |
| 2017 | #127 | 2,381 |
| 2016 | #142 | 2,178 |
| 2015 | #157 | 2,054 |
| 2014 | #195 | 1,692 |
| 2013 | #220 | 1,462 |
| 2012 | #246 | 1,310 |
| 2011 | #312 | 1,013 |
| 2010 | #363 | 882 |
| 2009 | #429 | 742 |
| 2008 | #456 | 693 |
| 2007 | #439 | 732 |
| 2006 | #501 | 608 |
| 2005 | #461 | 659 |
| 2004 | #489 | 599 |
| 2003 | #524 | 538 |
| 2002 | #503 | 549 |
| 2001 | #499 | 551 |
| 2000 | #530 | 498 |
| 1999 | #517 | 493 |
| 1998 | #550 | 451 |
| 1997 | #682 | 316 |
| 1996 | #688 | 317 |
| 1995 | #705 | 297 |
| 1994 | #812 | 247 |
| 1993 | #762 | 270 |
| 1992 | #802 | 251 |
| 1991 | #778 | 264 |
| 1990 | #731 | 285 |
| 1989 | #710 | 279 |
| 1988 | #797 | 232 |
| 1987 | #848 | 203 |
| 1986 | #687 | 266 |
| 1985 | #594 | 326 |
| 1984 | #567 | 326 |
| 1983 | #548 | 336 |
| 1982 | #565 | 325 |
| 1981 | #570 | 323 |
| 1980 | #541 | 348 |
| 1979 | #457 | 445 |
| 1978 | #622 | 271 |
| 1977 | #630 | 266 |
| 1976 | #658 | 233 |
| 1975 | #625 | 252 |
| 1974 | #616 | 253 |
| 1973 | #682 | 219 |
| 1972 | #660 | 228 |
| 1971 | #692 | 220 |
| 1970 | #736 | 201 |
| 1969 | #763 | 176 |
| 1968 | #743 | 177 |
| 1967 | #767 | 164 |
| 1966 | #860 | 135 |
| 1965 | #887 | 127 |
| 1964 | #850 | 150 |
| 1963 | #934 | 128 |
| 1962 | #832 | 159 |
| 1961 | #869 | 150 |
| 1960 | #842 | 151 |
| 1959 | #944 | 123 |
| 1958 | #1,018 | 104 |
| 1957 | #984 | 111 |
| 1956 | #885 | 127 |
| 1955 | #712 | 176 |
| 1954 | #1,505 | 45 |
| 1953 | #2,017 | 26 |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 |
| 1951 | #1,842 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 |
| 1949 | #1,882 | 26 |
| 1948 | #1,708 | 30 |
| 1947 | #2,089 | 22 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 17 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 |
| 1942 | #1,804 | 22 |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 |
| 1935 | #1,381 | 28 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 |
| 1933 | #1,289 | 31 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 |
| 1931 | #1,258 | 33 |
| 1930 | #1,072 | 47 |
| 1929 | #1,212 | 38 |
| 1928 | #1,179 | 42 |
| 1927 | #1,261 | 39 |
| 1926 | #1,181 | 42 |
| 1925 | #1,272 | 38 |
| 1924 | #1,096 | 51 |
| 1923 | #1,305 | 36 |
| 1922 | #1,030 | 53 |
| 1921 | #1,276 | 37 |
| 1920 | #1,206 | 40 |
| 1919 | #1,103 | 44 |
| 1918 | #1,277 | 35 |
| 1917 | #1,162 | 38 |
| 1916 | #1,533 | 24 |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 |
| 1913 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
| 1905 | — | |
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| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 |
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First appearance
1902
The first year at least five girls were named Athena! It came in at #1,793, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1902–1905, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Athena is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alaska#18 · 1 in 97
- New Mexico#41 · 1 in 203
- Nevada#64 · 1 in 307
- Arizona#65 · 1 in 353
- Delaware#70 · 1 in 226
Best ever in a state: #18 in Alaska, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #18 | 17 | 1 in 97 |
| New Mexico | #41 | 23 | 1 in 203 |
| Nevada | #64 | 30 | 1 in 307 |
| Arizona | #65 | 80 | 1 in 353 |
| Delaware | #70 | 10 | 1 in 226 |
| California | #71 | 379 | 1 in 427 |
| Wyoming | #79 | 5 | 1 in 162 |
| Oregon | #81 | 37 | 1 in 353 |
| Oklahoma | #84 | 40 | 1 in 369 |
| Kansas | #89 | 33 | 1 in 358 |
| Iowa | #90 | 32 | 1 in 368 |
| Wisconsin | #90 | 52 | 1 in 390 |
| Rhode Island | #91 | 9 | 1 in 272 |
| Florida | #95 | 173 | 1 in 502 |
| Texas | #97 | 294 | 1 in 546 |
| Illinois | #104 | 85 | 1 in 522 |
| West Virginia | #107 | 14 | 1 in 362 |
| Idaho | #108 | 19 | 1 in 377 |
| New York | #112 | 136 | 1 in 576 |
| Missouri | #116 | 49 | 1 in 496 |
| Washington | #116 | 55 | 1 in 525 |
| North Dakota | #117 | 8 | 1 in 338 |
| South Dakota | #117 | 9 | 1 in 339 |
| Tennessee | #119 | 61 | 1 in 526 |
| Utah | #119 | 36 | 1 in 474 |
| Pennsylvania | #120 | 84 | 1 in 556 |
| Indiana | #123 | 53 | 1 in 527 |
| Minnesota | #130 | 40 | 1 in 537 |
| Hawaii | #136 | 6 | 1 in 358 |
| Colorado | #138 | 40 | 1 in 583 |
| Nebraska | #138 | 16 | 1 in 444 |
| Montana | #144 | 7 | 1 in 404 |
| South Carolina | #144 | 31 | 1 in 590 |
| Virginia | #150 | 52 | 1 in 649 |
| Maine | #153 | 7 | 1 in 445 |
| Kentucky | #154 | 29 | 1 in 595 |
| Connecticut | #162 | 19 | 1 in 605 |
| Mississippi | #163 | 15 | 1 in 593 |
| Arkansas | #164 | 18 | 1 in 589 |
| Michigan | #167 | 51 | 1 in 701 |
| Maryland | #168 | 30 | 1 in 666 |
| North Carolina | #168 | 61 | 1 in 762 |
| Massachusetts | #173 | 32 | 1 in 751 |
| Ohio | #181 | 62 | 1 in 762 |
| New Jersey | #192 | 43 | 1 in 826 |
| Louisiana | #224 | 19 | 1 in 862 |
| Georgia | #229 | 46 | 1 in 983 |
| Alabama | #236 | 20 | 1 in 916 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Athena
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 2 spots since 2020 (#107 → #109)
- 48 spots since 2015 (#157 → #109)
- Biggest jump: 793 spots in 1955
- Biggest drop: 173 spots in 1956
Rise & fade · girls
121 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1902
- Peaked 2023 at #76 (3,001 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2021–2024
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1959–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 535
- Highest: 1 in 535 girls born in 2023 were named Athena (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 649 girls born in 2025 (0.15%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 34.5% of all girls named Athena (18,303) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 | #1,727 (1906) | #1,826 |
| 1910s | 183 | #1,103 (1919) | #1,536 |
| 1920s | 416 | #1,030 (1922) | #1,202 |
| 1930s | 245 | #1,072 (1930) | #1,658 |
| 1940s | 203 | #1,649 (1941) | #2,015 |
| 1950s | 786 | #712 (1955) | #1,415 |
| 1960s | 1,517 | #743 (1968) | #835 |
| 1970s | 2,588 | #457 (1979) | #638 |
| 1980s | 2,964 | #541 (1980) | #643 |
| 1990s | 3,191 | #517 (1999) | #703 |
| 2000s | 6,169 | #429 (2009) | #483 |
| 2010s | 18,303 | #104 (2019) | #198 |
| 2020s | 16,536 | #76 (2023) | #93 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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