Athens
The Story of Athens
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Athens as a girl name dates back to 2012, when 7 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Athens — #11,156 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Athens on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Athens last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 49 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Athens as a boy name dates back to 2006, when 6 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Athens — #5,770 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Athens on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Athens ranks #7,482 for boys with 8 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 171 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Athens
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About the name Athens
Athens is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 171 births in the dataset. Athens's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,770. Use the chart and map above to compare Athens'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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