Athens
Mostly boys · ATH-inz · Greek
Athens is a name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Athens mean?
Greek: the Greek capital, as a given name
Taken from the Greek capital, whose ancient name is linked to the goddess Athena.
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Is Athens a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Athens has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Athens in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Athens, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006. 6 girls were also named Athens in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Athens in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Athens in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
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