Athena

“After the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts” — Greek (the goddess Athena) origin

Girl's name · #109 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Athena has appeared in US records since 1902 — best rank #76 (2023) · 53,118 babies named Athena all-time · 1 in 650 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #82 in Canada (2024) · #83 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #90 in England & Wales (2025) · #93 in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Athenas

Athena Manoukian — Greek singer
Athena Karkanis — Canadian television actress
Athena Chu — Hong Kong actress
Athena — American professional wrestler
Athena Farrokhzad — Iranian-Swedish poet, literary critic, translator and playwright

Among 90 notable people named Athena:

Entertainers appear 2.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Athena Manoukian, Greek singer.

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