Girls' name · since 2004
Athenea
160 babies named Athenea in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,247 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 160
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Athenea is the #4247 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 160 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athenea has been recorded 160 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #4247 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #22,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,247 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 160 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athenea ranks #22,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,247 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 160 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #22,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,247 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 160
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Athenea's 160 recorded births place it above 69.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Athenea compares
160 33rd percentile among 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
Athenea's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athenea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 160 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Athenea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Athenea's full recorded timeline at 2017, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Athenea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Athenea by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (102 births, 64% of the file).
2020s was Athenea's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Athenea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 102 births (64% of all-time use).
Athenea by state
Where Athenea concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.1% |
18 of 160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Athenea? ▼
Where does Athenea sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Athenea most popular? ▼
Where is Athenea most popular? ▼
How long has the name Athenea been used? ▼
What names are similar to Athenea? ▼
What to do with Athenea's data
- California records the most Atheneas (18 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.
Keep exploring Athenea
Nearby Names Like Athenea
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Athenea
Compare Athenea side by side: Athenea vs Athena Athenea vs Atha Athenea vs Athalia
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Athenea
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Athenea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Athenea 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.