Girls' name · since 1917
Athanasia
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 565 babies named Athanasia, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,014 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 565
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
565 babies have been named Athanasia since 1917, making it today's #11014 girls' name.
Athanasia has 565 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11014 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #10,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,014 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 565 born since 1917
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athanasia ranks #10,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,014 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 565 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,014 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 565
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Athanasia's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Athanasia compares
565 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Athanasia's all-time total is 50% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athanasia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 565 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Athanasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Athanasia's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Athanasia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Athanasia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (101 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Athanasia's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Athanasia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
101 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 101 births (18% of all-time use).
How Athanasia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Athanasia's total volume
Athanasia by state
Where Athanasia concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
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What to do with Athanasia's data
- Athanasia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Athanasias (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Athanasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
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 Athanasia 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.