Recorded 1988–1993 Girls' name Peak 1989 25 births

Atenas — girls' name

25 babies named Atenas in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s11
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Atenas was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Atenas in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Atenas

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Atenas between 1988 and 1993, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Atenas currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atenas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Atenas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Atenas in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atenas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Atenas at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

25

Since 1988

6 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1988

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1993

Atenas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1988

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
45678910 1993199119891988 5

Atenas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 56% of Atenas's all-time total
1980s141990s11

Atenas by state

Where Atenas concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Atenas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 44.0%
California share of Atenas's total US births 44.0%

11 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Atenas?
25 babies have been named Atenas since 1988. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Atenas most popular?
Atenas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Atenas most popular?
The top states for the name Atenas are California (11 births).
How long has the name Atenas been used?
Atenas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 6 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Atenas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atenea, Atena, Atesha. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.