Athene — girls' name

What the Data Says About Athene

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Athene between 1909 and 2003, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Athene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Athene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Athene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Athene 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 135 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.