Baby Name Popularity Profile
Athena
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Athena .
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National Rank (2025)
#109
All-Time Peak Rank
#76
Achieved 2023
Total U.S. Births
53,118
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1902
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
3,029 births in 2022
π‘ The Athena Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend . A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Goddess of wisdom and warfare
Language Origin
Greek
Origin Type
single
From Greek mythology, the name of the goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, and handicrafts. The etymology of the name itself is debated, possibly pre-Greek.
Common Nicknames
Thea
Attie
Alternative Spellings
Athene
Pronunciation:
uh-THEE-nuh
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Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Athena across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-1.6%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+20.6%
2015: 2,054 births
2,054
2016: 2,178 births
2017: 2,381 births
2018: 2,605 births
2019: 2,726 births
2020: 2,518 births
2,518
2021: 2,717 births
2022: 3,029 births
2023: 3,001 births
2024: 2,794 births
2025: 2,477 births
2,477
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
3,029
births in 2022
Years in Top 100
4 yrs
Years in Top 500
23 yrs
Longest Streak
112 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 17
1910s: 183
1920s: 416
1930s: 245
1940s: 203
1950s: 786
1960s: 1,517
1970s: 2,588
1980s: 2,964
1990s: 3,191
2000s: 6,169
2010s: 18,303
2020s: 16,536
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
At-hen-a
Letter Count
6 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Nevada
Top States
Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, California, Oregon
States with Data
51
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