Boys' name · since 1926
Athos
Athos has 46 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 46
- born since 1926
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Athos is the #9013 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 46 recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athos has been recorded 46 times among boys since 1926, currently ranked #9013 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #22,696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,013 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 46 born since 1926
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athos ranks #22,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,013 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 46 born since 1926, peaking in the 2020s.
- #22,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 46
- born since 1926
- 2020s
- peak decade
Athos's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Athos compares
46 16th 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
Athos's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Athos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Athos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Athos splits its recorded history at 2021: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Athos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Athos by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (26 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Athos's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Athos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (57% of all-time use).
Athos by state
Where Athos concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 10.9% |
5 of 46 births nationwide.
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What to do with Athos's data
- California records the most Athoss (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Athos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Athos 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.