Boys' name · since 2007

Athon

11 babies named Athon in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,193 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2007
2000s
peak decade

11 boys have been named Athon since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Athon has 11 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2007 to 2009.

  • #33,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2007
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athon ranks #33,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2007, peaking in the 2000s.

#33,193 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2007
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Athon's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Athon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Athon's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Athon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 20072009 6

Athon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Athon's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Athon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Athon?
Since 2007, Social Security records show 11 babies named Athon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #33,193 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 6 births.
Where does Athon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athon ranks #33,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Athon most popular?
Athon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Athon been used?
Athon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 3 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Athon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atharv, Athan, Athanasios, Atharva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Athon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2009 (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 Athon 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.