Boys' name · since 1991
Athen
692 babies named Athen in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,484 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,788 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 692
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Athen is the #4788 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 692 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Athen recorded 692 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #4788 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #6,484 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,788 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 692 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athen ranks #6,484 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,788 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 692 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,484 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,788 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 692
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Athen's 692 recorded births place it above 85.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Athen compares
692 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Athen's all-time total is 88% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 692 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Athen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Athen splits its recorded history at 2010: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Athen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Athen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (300 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Athen's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Athen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
300 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 300 births (43% of all-time use).
How Athen 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 Athen's total volume
Athen by state
Where Athen concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 6.6% |
82 of 692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Athen's data
- Athen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (300 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Athens (82 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 Athen: 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 (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Athen 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.