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Athena

Girl Greek /ah-THEE-nah/ #76 in 2023

Athena is a girl name of Greek origin.

Meaning of Athena

Goddess of wisdom and war.

Popularity of Athena

Popularity, 1902–2023

2,996 births in 2023

1902 2023

47,826 U.S. births recorded from 1902–2023.

Peak year

2022

3,025 babies

First recorded

1902

121 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.