Athen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ATH-en
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Athen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
Where does Athen come from?
Modern: modern name inspired by Athens, or a form of Athan
Is Athen a girl's or a boy's name?
Athen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Athen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,706th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Athen, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2012, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Athen in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69 boys in the US were given Athen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,836, up from #4,706 for this spelling alone.
- Athan 48
- Athen 21
Athen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Athen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayden, Kayden, Jaylen, Aiden, Zayden, Braylen, Arjun, Kayson, Daxton, Kyson, Anakin, Rayden
Other spellings of Athen
Names related to Athen
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani, Cataleya
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, “Athen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/athen, updated 20 October 2026.