Athan is an uncommon variant of Athena that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Athan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,678 for boy births in the United States (and #5,752 across all names), given to 48 babies. Athan first appears in 1917 and peaked in 2012 (123 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | #2,678 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | #2,315 |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 | #2,050 |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | #2,271 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | #2,255 |
| 2020 | 59 | 59 | #2,295 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 | #2,111 |
| 2018 | 62 | 62 | #2,212 |
| 2017 | 83 | 83 | #1,809 |
| 2016 | 90 | 90 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 90 | 90 | #1,718 |
| 2014 | 101 | 101 | #1,565 |
| 2013 | 105 | 105 | #1,529 |
| 2012 | 123 | 123 | #1,367 |
| 2011 | 109 | 109 | #1,485 |
| 2010 | 104 | 104 | #1,543 |
| 2009 | 104 | 104 | #1,562 |
| 2008 | 95 | 95 | #1,633 |
| 2007 | 77 | 77 | #1,862 |
| 2006 | 83 | 83 | #1,698 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #2,185 |
| 2004 | 46 | 46 | #2,423 |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | #2,581 |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | #2,889 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | #3,149 |
| 2000 | 38 | 38 | #2,480 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | #3,714 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #6,902 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,682 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #6,543 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #5,958 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #7,855 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #8,789 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #7,493 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #8,202 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #4,547 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,486 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #3,745 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #3,899 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #3,420 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,544 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #4,261 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #3,429 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #3,860 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,123 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #5,862 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #4,205 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #4,977 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,220 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #3,728 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #3,645 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #3,253 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #3,980 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #3,661 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,674 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,027 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,019 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #3,712 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #3,198 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #3,904 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,025 |