Athel

A-thuhl /ˈæθəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Athel is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Athel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1952. Athel was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1917 (15 births).

About the name Athel

PronunciationA-thuhl /ˈæθəl/

Names similar to Athel

AtholAtheliaAthalaAthleeMichelRachelEthelAtharvAtheiaAthelene

How popular is Athel?

Boys named Athel
191219201930194019501952
Boys named Athel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1952 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1952) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Athel
1919192019251930193519401941
Girls named Athel per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1952 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1952) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Athel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19525——#3,772
19517——#3,085
19496——#3,327
19446——#3,127
194110—#4,452#3,533
19398——#2,620
19387——#2,883
19377——#2,927
193512—#4,259#2,972
193414——#1,936
193312——#2,101
19329——#2,651
193114——#2,007
193015—#4,083#2,791
19298——#3,001
192815—#3,776#3,095
19278——#3,170
192610——#2,733
192510——#2,762
192413——#2,354
192314——#2,233
192212——#2,500
192112—#4,059#4,375
192012——#2,465
191920—#4,298#2,157
191815——#2,080
191715——#1,995
191612——#2,271
191511——#2,317
19148——#2,467
19127——#2,062
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