Athanasios
Athanasios, also transliterated as Athnasious, Athanase or Atanacio, is a Greek male name which means "immortal". In modern Greek everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης), Thanos (Θάνος), Sakis (Σάκης), and Nasos (Νάσος).
- Greek
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Athanasios
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Athanasios, also transliterated as Athnasious, Athanase or Atanacio, is a Greek male name which means "immortal". In modern Greek everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης), Thanos (Θάνος), Sakis (Σάκης), and Nasos (Νάσος).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Athanasios
Athanasios first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1959, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1973: 39 births, good for #1,329 nationwide. About 22% of every Athanasios on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Athanasios ranks #4,322 for baby boys with 24 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Athanasios
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Athanasios. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Athan
- Athanas
- Athanasius
- Thanasis
- Thanos
Names that sound like Athanasios
Phonetically similar names — useful when Athanasios is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Athanasius
- Athanasia
- Athanasian
- Euthanasia
- Tenacious
- Euthinasia
- Erinaceous
- Bacchanalia
- Akinesia
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About the name Athanasios
Athanasios is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Athanasios's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #1,329. Use the chart and map above to compare Athanasios's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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