girl's name
Athenea
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 170
Athenea is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2004.
Athenea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s | 40 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 102 |
How popular is Athenea?
In 2025, Athenea was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Athenea is used
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.
How Athenea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Athénéa | Athénéa is a rare spelling of Athenea, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Athenea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Athenea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Athenea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Athenea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Athenea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Athenea
How popular is the name Athenea?
In 2025, Athenea was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Athenea a girl's or a boy's name?
Athenea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Athenea most popular?
Athenea peaked in 2025, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Athenea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Athenea currently ranks #4,222 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.