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 first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1917 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,772 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,085 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,327 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,127 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | #4,452 | #3,533 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | — | #2,620 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #2,883 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #2,927 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #4,259 | #2,972 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | — | #1,936 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | — | #2,101 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | — | #2,651 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,007 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | #4,083 | #2,791 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,001 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #3,776 | #3,095 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | — | #3,170 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | — | #2,733 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | — | #2,762 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | — | #2,354 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | — | #2,233 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | — | #2,500 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #4,059 | #4,375 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | — | #2,465 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #4,298 | #2,157 |
| 1918 | 15 | — | — | #2,080 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | — | #1,995 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | — | #2,271 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,317 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | — | #2,467 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,062 |