Athena is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Athena is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #109 for girl births in the United States (and #265 across all names), given to 2,477 babies — 2,483 including U.S. territories. Athena first appears in 1902 and peaked in 2022 (3,029 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,477 | 2,483 | #109 |
| 2024 | 2,794 | 2,794 | #90 |
| 2023 | 3,001 | 3,008 | #76 |
| 2022 | 3,029 | 3,029 | #78 |
| 2021 | 2,717 | 2,717 | #98 |
| 2020 | 2,518 | 2,523 | #107 |
| 2019 | 2,726 | 2,726 | #104 |
| 2018 | 2,605 | 2,605 | #117 |
| 2017 | 2,381 | 2,381 | #127 |
| 2016 | 2,178 | 2,187 | #142 |
| 2015 | 2,054 | 2,054 | #157 |
| 2014 | 1,692 | 1,692 | #195 |
| 2013 | 1,462 | 1,462 | #220 |
| 2012 | 1,310 | 1,310 | #246 |
| 2011 | 1,013 | 1,013 | #312 |
| 2010 | 882 | 882 | #363 |
| 2009 | 742 | 742 | #429 |
| 2008 | 693 | 693 | #456 |
| 2007 | 732 | 732 | #439 |
| 2006 | 608 | 608 | #501 |
| 2005 | 659 | 659 | #461 |
| 2004 | 599 | 599 | #489 |
| 2003 | 538 | 538 | #524 |
| 2002 | 549 | 549 | #503 |
| 2001 | 551 | 551 | #499 |
| 2000 | 498 | 498 | #530 |
| 1999 | 493 | 493 | #517 |
| 1998 | 451 | 451 | #550 |
| 1997 | 316 | — | #682 |
| 1996 | 317 | — | #688 |
| 1995 | 297 | — | #706 |
| 1994 | 247 | — | #813 |
| 1993 | 270 | — | #762 |
| 1992 | 251 | — | #802 |
| 1991 | 264 | — | #778 |
| 1990 | 285 | — | #731 |
| 1989 | 279 | — | #710 |
| 1988 | 232 | — | #797 |
| 1987 | 203 | — | #848 |
| 1986 | 266 | — | #687 |
| 1985 | 326 | — | #594 |
| 1984 | 326 | — | #567 |
| 1983 | 336 | — | #548 |
| 1982 | 325 | — | #565 |
| 1981 | 323 | — | #570 |
| 1980 | 348 | — | #541 |
| 1979 | 445 | — | #457 |
| 1978 | 271 | — | #622 |
| 1977 | 266 | — | #630 |
| 1976 | 233 | — | #658 |
| 1975 | 252 | — | #625 |
| 1974 | 253 | — | #616 |
| 1973 | 219 | — | #682 |
| 1972 | 228 | — | #660 |
| 1971 | 220 | — | #693 |
| 1970 | 201 | — | #736 |
| 1969 | 176 | — | #763 |
| 1968 | 177 | — | #743 |
| 1967 | 164 | — | #767 |
| 1966 | 135 | — | #860 |
| 1965 | 127 | — | #887 |
| 1964 | 150 | — | #850 |
| 1963 | 128 | — | #934 |
| 1962 | 159 | — | #832 |
| 1961 | 150 | — | #869 |
| 1960 | 151 | — | #842 |
| 1959 | 123 | — | #945 |
| 1958 | 104 | — | #1,019 |
| 1957 | 111 | — | #984 |
| 1956 | 127 | — | #886 |
| 1955 | 176 | — | #712 |
| 1954 | 45 | — | #1,507 |
| 1953 | 26 | — | #2,020 |
| 1952 | 19 | — | #2,413 |
| 1951 | 28 | — | #1,844 |
| 1950 | 27 | — | #1,836 |
| 1949 | 26 | — | #1,887 |
| 1948 | 30 | — | #1,710 |
| 1947 | 22 | — | #2,091 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #2,488 |
| 1945 | 17 | — | #2,070 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | #2,099 |
| 1943 | 18 | — | #2,085 |
| 1942 | 22 | — | #1,809 |
| 1941 | 23 | — | #1,653 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,308 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #2,215 |
| 1938 | 17 | — | #1,951 |
| 1937 | 14 | — | #2,203 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,878 |
| 1935 | 28 | — | #1,381 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | #1,923 |
| 1933 | 31 | — | #1,289 |
| 1932 | 27 | — | #1,454 |
| 1931 | 33 | — | #1,260 |
| 1930 | 47 | — | #1,072 |
| 1929 | 38 | — | #1,214 |
| 1928 | 42 | — | #1,179 |
| 1927 | 39 | — | #1,263 |
| 1926 | 42 | — | #1,182 |
| 1925 | 38 | — | #1,273 |
| 1924 | 51 | — | #1,098 |
| 1923 | 36 | — | #1,305 |
| 1922 | 53 | — | #1,033 |
| 1921 | 37 | — | #1,281 |
| 1920 | 40 | — | #1,208 |
| 1919 | 44 | — | #1,106 |
| 1918 | 35 | — | #1,279 |
| 1917 | 38 | — | #1,162 |
| 1916 | 24 | — | #1,537 |
| 1915 | 22 | — | #1,576 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | #2,282 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,856 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #1,980 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,748 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,817 |