Unisex name · since 2006
Athens
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 163 babies named Athens, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,684 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Athens currently ranks #8684 among unisex names in America, with 163 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athens has been recorded 163 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #8684 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #14,196 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,684 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 163 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athens ranks #14,196 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,684 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 163 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,684 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Athens's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
How Athens compares
163 34th percentile among 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
Athens's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athens | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Athens's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Athens splits its recorded history at 2016: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Athens popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Athens popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 2012 (Athens as girls' name)
Athens by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (69 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Athens's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Athens births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (42% of all-time use).
Athens by state
Where Athens concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 163 births nationwide.
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What to do with Athens's data
- Athens's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Virginia records the most Athenss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia 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 Athens: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Athens 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.