US rank #12498 Boys' name Peak 2012 38 births

Athos — #12498 US boys' name

38 babies named Athos in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s52010s152020s18
#12498
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Athos was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

9 babies were named Athos in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Athos

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Athos between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Athos currently holds the #12498 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Athos performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Athos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Athos in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Athos 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 38 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.

Athos at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

38

Since 1926

99 years of records

Peak year

2012

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#12,498

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1926

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2024

Athos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
45678910 202420232021201820121926 5

Athos by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
18 births that decade — 47% of Athos's all-time total
1920s52010s152020s18

Athos by state

Where Athos concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Athos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 13.2%
California share of Athos's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Athos?
38 babies have been named Athos since 1926. It currently ranks #12498 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births.
When was Athos most popular?
Athos was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Athos most popular?
The top states for the name Athos are California (5 births).
How long has the name Athos been used?
Athos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 99 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Athos?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.