Athena

Origin: Greek (the goddess Athena) — After the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts

Girl's name · #109 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Athena is near its high-water mark: it reached #76 in 2023 and still ranked #109 in 2025. About 53,000 girls have carried it since 1902.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#83 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #90 in England & Wales (2025) · #93 in New Zealand (2025) · #140 in France (2025) · #172 in Scotland (2025) · #199 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #261 in Norway (2025) · #281 in Belgium (2025) · #325 in Switzerland (2025) · #346 in N. Ireland (2025) · #365 in Sweden (2025) · #463 in Poland (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Athenas

Athena Manoukian — Greek singer
Athena Karkanis — Canadian television actress
Athena Chu — Hong Kong actress
Athena — American professional wrestler
Athena Farrokhzad — Iranian-Swedish poet, literary critic, translator and playwright

In stories & tradition

Athena — Odyssey (book)
Athena Asamiya — Psycho Soldier (video game)
Athena — Olympic mascot

What Athenas become

Among 100 notable people named Athena:

Entertainers appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Athena Manoukian, Greek singer.

Similar names: Maya · Hattie · Elena · Gia · Selena · Ariana

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