Girls' name · since 1958
Athina
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 902 babies named Athina, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,439 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 902
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
902 babies have been named Athina since 1958, making it today's #5439 girls' name.
Athina has 902 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5439 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #8,056 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,439 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 902 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athina ranks #8,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,439 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 902 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,439 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 902
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Athina's 902 recorded births place it above 88.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Athina compares
902 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Athina's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 902 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Athina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Athina's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Athina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Athina by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (186 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Athina's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Athina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 186 births (21% of all-time use).
How Athina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Athina's total volume
Athina by state
Where Athina concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 7.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 30 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
64 of 902 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Athina's data
- Athina's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Athinas (64 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 Athina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Athina 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.