Athanasius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ath-uh-NAY-shus
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Athanasius is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “immortal”. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Athanasius mean?
Greek: Latin form of Athanasios
“immortal”
Borne by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, the 4th-century bishop who defended the Nicene Creed.
Is Athanasius a girl's or a boy's name?
Athanasius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Athanasius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Athanasius, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Athanasius in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Athanasius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Athanasius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atreus Ares Azariah Atlas Amias Aurelius Ayaan Azaiah Asaiah Leonidas Aarav Aziel
Names related to Athanasius
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Athanasius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/athanasius, updated 20 October 2026.