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    The first name Athena

    A girl’s name from Greek.

    Pronounced /əˈθiːnə/ 3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    From Middle English Athena, from Latin Athēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athina.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 519 girls were named Athena, making it the 90th most popular girls’ name.

    0300600 1996200020052010201520202025
    4,433
    babies named Athena, 1996–2025
    #90
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Athena with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Athena at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 2,477 girls born in the United States were named Athena, the 109th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 3,029 were.

    02,0004,000 188018851890189519001905191019151920192519301935194019451950195519601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025
    53,118
    babies named Athena since 1880
    #109
    rank in 2025
    2022
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Athena in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    آثِين
    ʔāṯīn
    Arabic
    Աթենաս
    Atʻenas
    Armenian
    Атина
    Atina
    Bulgarian
    Atena
    Catalan
    雅典娜
    Yǎdiǎnnà
    Chinese
    Athéna
    Czech
    Athene
    Danish, also Pallas Athene, Pallas
    Athene
    Dutch
    Atena
    Esperanto
    Athene
    Finnish
    Athéna
    French
    ათენა
    atena
    Georgian
    Athene
    German
    Αθηνά
    Athiná
    Greek
    अथीना
    athīnā
    Hindi
    Athéna
    Hungarian, also Athéné
    Aitéiné
    Irish
    Atena
    Italian
    アテーナー
    Atēnā
    Japanese
    아테나
    Atena
    Korean
    Athēna
    Latin
    Atēna
    Latvian
    Atėnė
    Lithuanian
    Athene
    Norwegian

    Spelled Athena in Estonian, Indonesian, Swedish and Turkish too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    • Athene

    Famous people named Athena

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Athena of Monpezat
      Danish former princess; daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark, born 2012
    • Athena Karkanis
      Canadian television actress, born 1981
    • Athina Onassis Roussel
      French-Greek heiress, born 1985

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    Questions

    What does the name Athena mean?
    From Middle English Athena, from Latin Athēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athina.
    What is the origin of the name Athena?
    From Middle English Athena, from Latin Athēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athina.
    How popular is the name Athena?
    In 2025, 519 girls born in England and Wales were named Athena, ranking 90th.
    Is Athena a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 53,118 US babies named Athena since 1880 were girls.
    When was Athena most popular?
    2022 in the United States, when 3,029 babies were named Athena, its highest rank at 78th.
    How do you pronounce Athena?
    Athena is /əˈθiːnə/, 3 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Athena?
    Athene.