Athen is a rare variant of Athena that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Athen is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,722 for boy births in the United States (and #9,987 across all names), given to 21 babies. Athen first appears in 1991 and peaked in 2012 (48 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | #4,722 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #4,451 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #6,925 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #5,907 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #4,024 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,288 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #4,816 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #4,368 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #4,957 |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #2,730 |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | #3,693 |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 | #3,794 |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #3,270 |
| 2012 | 48 | 48 | #2,558 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #3,890 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #3,463 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #3,730 |
| 2008 | 29 | 29 | #3,652 |
| 2007 | 29 | 29 | #3,598 |
| 2006 | 34 | 34 | #3,157 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #3,824 |
| 2004 | 35 | 35 | #2,894 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #5,058 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #6,573 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,494 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #5,060 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,077 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #9,741 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,212 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #5,959 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #5,901 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,309 |