Names / Unisex names
Athens
Current rank
#8,329
holding steady
All-time peak
#5,799
in 2018
First recorded
2006
in U.S. data
Children named
218
since 2006
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,799 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(ATH-enz): Smart, crisp, and instantly recognizable. The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 2006. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 218 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.