Boys' name · since 1917
Athan
2,173 babies named Athan in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,173
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,173 babies have been named Athan since 1917, making it today's #2683 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athan has been recorded 2,173 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #2683 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,132 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,683 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,173 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athan ranks #3,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,683 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,173 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,173
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Athan's 2,173 recorded births place it above 93.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Athan compares
2,173 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Athan's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,173 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 34 | 22,252 |
Athan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Athan's full recorded timeline at 1995, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 123 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Athan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Athan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (935 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Athan's strongest decade.
935 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Athan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 92
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
597 births
- 2010s
2010s
935 births
- 2020s 366
2020s
366 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 935 births (43% of all-time use).
How Athan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Athan's total volume
Athan by state
Where Athan concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 418 | 19.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 275 | 12.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 73 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 31 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.5% |
418 of 2,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Athan appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Athan's data
- Athan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (935 total births) through the 2020s (366) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Athans (418 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Athan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Athan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.