girl's name

Athene

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 196

Athene is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2003 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1923, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1909.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Athene over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2003, not a full ten years.

38
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Athene by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 26
1920s 38
1930s 8
1940s 18
1950s 11
1980s 18
1990s 5
2000s (to 2003) 6

How popular is Athene?

In 2003, Athene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Athene is used

England & Wales #5,541 4 in 2021
United States #15,689 6 in 2003

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Athene

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Athene also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Athene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Athene

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Athene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Athene

How popular is the name Athene?

In 2003, Athene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Athene a girl's or a boy's name?

Athene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Athene?

Athene has 2 syllables.

When was Athene most popular?

Athene peaked in 1923, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.