Name meaning & stats
Athena
Athena means “from Athens (the goddess)” (Ancient Greek origin). 52,257 US babies since 1940, peak 2022.
What it means
“from Athens (the goddess)”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
52,257 US babies were named Athena between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Athena (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Athena is the main spelling
- Athena 97%
- Athina 2%
- Atheena <1%
- Athenea <1%
- Athyna <1%
- Athenia <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)