Baby names
How popular is the name Athena?
In 2025, 2,477 baby girls in the U.S. were named Athena, the 109th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 2022, when 3,029 girls got the name. 53,118 girls have been named Athena since 1880.
Rank in 2025
#109
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
2,477
girls named Athena
Peak year
2022
3,029 girls
Girls named Athena each year since 1880
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The numbers for Athena (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,477 |
| 2024 | 2,794 |
| 2023 | 3,001 |
| 2022 | 3,029 |
| 2021 | 2,717 |
| 2020 | 2,518 |
| 2019 | 2,726 |
| 2018 | 2,605 |
| 2017 | 2,381 |
| 2016 | 2,178 |
| 2015 | 2,054 |
| 2014 | 1,692 |
| 2013 | 1,462 |
| 2012 | 1,310 |
| 2011 | 1,013 |
| 2010 | 882 |
| 2009 | 742 |
| 2008 | 693 |
| 2007 | 732 |
| 2006 | 608 |
| 2005 | 659 |
| 2004 | 599 |
| 2003 | 538 |
| 2002 | 549 |
| 2001 | 551 |
| 2000 | 498 |
| 1999 | 493 |
| 1998 | 451 |
| 1997 | 316 |
| 1996 | 317 |
| 1995 | 297 |
| 1994 | 247 |
| 1993 | 270 |
| 1992 | 251 |
| 1991 | 264 |
| 1990 | 285 |
| 1989 | 279 |
| 1988 | 232 |
| 1987 | 203 |
| 1986 | 266 |
| 1985 | 326 |
| 1984 | 326 |
| 1983 | 336 |
| 1982 | 325 |
| 1981 | 323 |
| 1980 | 348 |
| 1979 | 445 |
| 1978 | 271 |
| 1977 | 266 |
| 1976 | 233 |
| 1975 | 252 |
| 1974 | 253 |
| 1973 | 219 |
| 1972 | 228 |
| 1971 | 220 |
| 1970 | 201 |
| 1969 | 176 |
| 1968 | 177 |
| 1967 | 164 |
| 1966 | 135 |
| 1965 | 127 |
| 1964 | 150 |
| 1963 | 128 |
| 1962 | 159 |
| 1961 | 150 |
| 1960 | 151 |
| 1959 | 123 |
| 1958 | 104 |
| 1957 | 111 |
| 1956 | 127 |
| 1955 | 176 |
| 1954 | 45 |
| 1953 | 26 |
| 1952 | 19 |
| 1951 | 28 |
| 1950 | 27 |
| 1949 | 26 |
| 1948 | 30 |
| 1947 | 22 |
| 1946 | 15 |
| 1945 | 17 |
| 1944 | 17 |
| 1943 | 18 |
| 1942 | 22 |
| 1941 | 23 |
| 1940 | 13 |
| 1939 | 14 |
| 1938 | 17 |
| 1937 | 14 |
| 1936 | 17 |
| 1935 | 28 |
| 1934 | 17 |
| 1933 | 31 |
| 1932 | 27 |
| 1931 | 33 |
| 1930 | 47 |
| 1929 | 38 |
| 1928 | 42 |
| 1927 | 39 |
| 1926 | 42 |
| 1925 | 38 |
| 1924 | 51 |
| 1923 | 36 |
| 1922 | 53 |
| 1921 | 37 |
| 1920 | 40 |
| 1919 | 44 |
| 1918 | 35 |
| 1917 | 38 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1915 | 22 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | 6 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.