Trend of the Popularity of Athena as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,477 female babies that were named Athena in the US, which was 0.15% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Athena peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2022 with a count of 3,029 babies, which was 0.19% of the total female babies born in the US in 2022.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Athena, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Athena.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Athena in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Athena in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Athena from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Athena as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year Number of Female Babies Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980 348 0.02
1981 323 0.02
1982 325 0.02
1983 336 0.02
1984 326 0.02
1985 326 0.02
1986 266 0.02
1987 203 0.01
1988 232 0.01
1989 279 0.02
1990 285 0.02
1991 264 0.01
1992 251 0.01
1993 270 0.02
1994 247 0.01
1995 297 0.02
1996 317 0.02
1997 316 0.02
1998 451 0.03
1999 493 0.03
2000 498 0.03
2001 551 0.03
2002 549 0.03
2003 538 0.03
2004 599 0.03
2005 659 0.04
2006 608 0.03
2007 732 0.04
2008 693 0.04
2009 742 0.04
2010 882 0.05
2011 1013 0.06
2012 1310 0.07
2013 1462 0.08
2014 1692 0.10
2015 2054 0.12
2016 2178 0.12
2017 2381 0.14
2018 2605 0.15
2019 2726 0.16
2020 2518 0.16
2021 2717 0.17
2022 3029 0.19
2023 3001 0.19
2024 2794 0.17
2025 2477 0.15