Boys' name · since 1959
Athanasios
1,284 babies named Athanasios in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,382 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,572 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,284
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,284 babies have been named Athanasios since 1959, making it today's #4572 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athanasios has been recorded 1,284 times among boys since 1959, currently ranked #4572 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #4,382 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,572 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,284 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athanasios ranks #4,382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,572 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,284 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,382 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,572 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,284
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Athanasios's 1,284 recorded births place it above 90.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Athanasios compares
1,284 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Athanasios's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athanasios | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,284 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Athanasios's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Athanasios splits its recorded history at 1993: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Athanasios popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Athanasios by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (287 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Athanasios's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Athanasios births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
287 births
- 1980s
1980s
195 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 287 births (22% of all-time use).
How Athanasios 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 Athanasios's total volume
Athanasios by state
Where Athanasios concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 198 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 60 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
198 of 1,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Athanasios's data
- Athanasios's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (287 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Athanasioss (198 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Athanasios: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Athanasios 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.