Athena

#109 for girls in 2025, 2,477 births

Peak · girls
#76
2023 · 3,001 births
Debut · girls
1902
5 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
53,118
since 1902

Athena over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202023girlsat peak
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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
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#1092,477
2024#902,794
2023#763,001
2022#783,029
2021#982,717
2020#1072,518
2019#1042,726
2018#1172,605
2017#1272,381
2016#1422,178
2015#1572,054
2014#1951,692
2013#2201,462
2012#2461,310
2011#3121,013
2010#363882
2009#429742
2008#456693
2007#439732
2006#501608
2005#461659
2004#489599
2003#524538
2002#503549
2001#499551
2000#530498
1999#517493
1998#550451
1997#682316
1996#688317
1995#705297
1994#812247
1993#762270
1992#802251
1991#778264
1990#731285
1989#710279
1988#797232
1987#848203
1986#687266
1985#594326
1984#567326
1983#548336
1982#565325
1981#570323
1980#541348
1979#457445
1978#622271
1977#630266
1976#658233
1975#625252
1974#616253
1973#682219
1972#660228
1971#692220
1970#736201
1969#763176
1968#743177
1967#767164
1966#860135
1965#887127
1964#850150
1963#934128
1962#832159
1961#869150
1960#842151
1959#944123
1958#1,018104
1957#984111
1956#885127
1955#712176
1954#1,50545
1953#2,01726
1952#2,41119
1951#1,84228
1950#1,83527
1949#1,88226
1948#1,70830
1947#2,08922
1946#2,48215
1945#2,06017
1944#2,09617
1943#2,07918
1942#1,80422
1941#1,64923
1940#2,29713
1939#2,20614
1938#1,94517
1937#2,19614
1936#1,87317
1935#1,38128
1934#1,91317
1933#1,28931
1932#1,44827
1931#1,25833
1930#1,07247
1929#1,21238
1928#1,17942
1927#1,26139
1926#1,18142
1925#1,27238
1924#1,09651
1923#1,30536
1922#1,03053
1921#1,27637
1920#1,20640
1919#1,10344
1918#1,27735
1917#1,16238
1916#1,53324
1915#1,57122
1914#2,26510
1913—
1912#1,84410
1911—
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1909#1,9576
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1906#1,7276
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1902#1,7935
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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 2023

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #37 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 147 girlsAKMaine: #74 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 249 girlsMEVermont: #47 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 125 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #99 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 310 girlsNHWashington: #74 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 392 girlsWAIdaho: #85 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 325 girlsIDMontana: #93 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 265 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 496 girlsNDMinnesota: #99 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 436 girlsMNIllinois: #81 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 437 girlsILWisconsin: #83 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 371 girlsWIMichigan: #91 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 441 girlsMINew York: #107 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 576 girlsNYMassachusetts: #143 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 614 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Athena, so not publishedRIOregon: #47 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 268 girlsORNevada: #21 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 162 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Athena, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #60 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 214 girlsSDIowa: #68 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 309 girlsIAIndiana: #74 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 366 girlsINOhio: #69 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 382 girlsOHPennsylvania: #110 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 524 girlsPANew Jersey: #156 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 726 girlsNJConnecticut: #151 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 571 girlsCTCalifornia: #52 for girls · 472 births · 1 in 349 girlsCAUtah: #133 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 490 girlsUTColorado: #54 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 288 girlsCONebraska: #173 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 581 girlsNEMissouri: #117 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 489 girlsMOKentucky: #126 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 512 girlsKYWest Virginia: #134 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 424 girlsWVVirginia: #114 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 527 girlsVAMaryland: #114 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 522 girlsMDDelaware: #68 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 219 girlsDEArizona: #40 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 260 girlsAZNew Mexico: #37 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 205 girlsNMKansas: #135 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 491 girlsKSArkansas: #89 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 372 girlsARTennessee: #92 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 426 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #159 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 717 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #162 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 663 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #56 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 190 girlsDCOklahoma: #33 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 245 girlsOKLouisiana: #228 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 835 girlsLAMississippi: #347 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMSAlabama: #223 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 885 girlsALGeorgia: #167 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 732 girlsGAHawaii: #39 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 173 girlsHITexas: #73 for girls · 330 births · 1 in 491 girlsTXFlorida: #70 for girls · 207 births · 1 in 411 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#21 · 1 in 162
  2. Oklahoma#33 · 1 in 245
  3. Alaska#37 · 1 in 147
  4. New Mexico#37 · 1 in 205
  5. Hawaii#39 · 1 in 173

Best ever in a state: #18 in Alaska, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#21551 in 162
Oklahoma#33591 in 245
Alaska#37111 in 147
New Mexico#37231 in 205
Hawaii#39131 in 173
Arizona#401081 in 260
Oregon#47461 in 268
Vermont#4771 in 125
California#524721 in 349
Colorado#54751 in 288
District of Columbia#56121 in 190
South Dakota#60131 in 214
Delaware#68101 in 219
Iowa#68381 in 309
Ohio#691231 in 382
Florida#702071 in 411
Texas#733301 in 491
Indiana#74761 in 366
Maine#74121 in 249
Washington#74721 in 392
Illinois#811021 in 437
Wisconsin#83551 in 371
Idaho#85201 in 325
Arkansas#89281 in 372
Michigan#91801 in 441
Tennessee#92741 in 426
Montana#93101 in 265
Minnesota#99481 in 436
New Hampshire#99121 in 310
New York#1071351 in 576
Pennsylvania#110891 in 524
Maryland#114401 in 522
Virginia#114631 in 527
Missouri#117481 in 489
Kentucky#126331 in 512
Utah#133331 in 490
West Virginia#134121 in 424
Kansas#135231 in 491
Massachusetts#143381 in 614
Connecticut#151201 in 571
New Jersey#156491 in 726
North Carolina#159621 in 717
South Carolina#162271 in 663
Georgia#167621 in 732
Nebraska#173121 in 581
North Dakota#19151 in 496
Alabama#223211 in 885
Louisiana#228211 in 835
Mississippi#34781 in 1,182
Rhode Island———
Wyoming———

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
  • 19 spots since 2024 (#90 → #109)
  • 2 spots since 2020 (#107 → #109)
  • 48 spots since 2015 (#157 → #109)
  • Biggest jump: 793 spots in 1955 (#1,505 → #712)
  • Biggest drop: 173 spots in 1956 (#712 → #885)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s17#1,727 (1906)#1,826
1910s183#1,103 (1919)#1,536
1920s416#1,030 (1922)#1,202
1930s245#1,072 (1930)#1,658
1940s203#1,649 (1941)#2,015
1950s786#712 (1955)#1,415
1960s1,517#743 (1968)#835
1970s2,588#457 (1979)#638
1980s2,964#541 (1980)#643
1990s3,191#517 (1999)#703
2000s6,169#429 (2009)#483
2010s18,303#104 (2019)#198
2020s16,536#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.

Athena in 2023

girls
#76
3,001 births · 1 in 535 girls

Top girls' names in 2023

  1. #1Olivia15,329
  2. #2Emma13,590
  3. #3Charlotte12,638
  4. #4Amelia12,365
  5. #5Sophia11,999
  6. #6Mia11,404
  7. #7Isabella10,871
  8. #8Ava9,737
  9. #9Evelyn9,121
  10. #10Luna7,853
  11. #76Athena3,001
More about 2023

girls

1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 535 of them was named Athena, which outranked 99.6% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Athena
  1. #73Maeve3,062
  2. #74Audrey3,042
  3. #75Autumn3,011
  4. #76Athena3,001
  5. #77Eden2,960
  6. #78Iris2,939
  7. #79Anna2,934
Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,640Kaeli#2,319 → #679
  2. ↑ 1,512Alitzel#2,388 → #876
  3. ↑ 1,287Emryn#2,174 → #887
  4. ↑ 813Adhara#1,583 → #770
  5. ↑ 717Azari#1,412 → #695
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Addilynn#940 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 296India#968 → #1,264
  3. ↓ 259Madisyn#805 → #1,064
  4. ↓ 231Chanel#937 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 219Averi#906 → #1,125

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2023 →