Athene
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-THEE-nee
- Origin
- Greek
Athene is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Athene mean?
Greek: Attic Greek form of Athena
Athene is the Attic Greek form of Athena, goddess of wisdom and war and patron of the city of Athens.
Is Athene a girl's or a boy's name?
Athene is a girls' name.
How popular is Athene in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Athene in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Athene in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Athene
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alice, Catherine, Charlotte, Sophie, Josephine, Beatrice, Georgia, Anna, Grace, Lydia, Florence, Eleanor
Names related to Athene
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Athene: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/athene, updated 20 October 2026.