Baby name

Athena

Girl

Rising name

In 2022, Athena reached its peak: 3,029 girls, 1 baby in 1,118. The momentum is recent: births are up 41% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. In 2025, it ranked No. 109. 34% of all babies named Athena since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

53,118births since 1880

2020sgeneration

No. 78rank at its peak, in 2022

Where babies named Athena are born

2022

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The darker the blue, the more common Athena is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Athena is most common in Nevada (4 times), Arizona (2.6) and California (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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