Atherine — girls' name

What the Data Says About Atherine

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Atherine between 1919 and 1988, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Atherine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atherine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Atherine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atherine 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 42 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.