Athena Name Popularity

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How popular is Athena?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Athena, ranked the 117th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Athena has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 117, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time this year with 2,582 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Athena was less than 5, most recently in 1913.

Athena, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1917, 1944-1948, 1951-1955, 1965-1971, 1976-1979, 1994-1999, 2002-2005, and 2006-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1929-1934, and 1983-1987.

The popularity trend for Athena has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Athena for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Athena?

Athena's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Athena is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Athena (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,582	117
2017		2,372	127
2016		2,171	142
2015		2,049	157
2014		1,688	195
2013		1,459	220
2012		1,307	246
2011		1,009	313
2010		881	363
2009		742	428
2008		693	456
2007		728	439
2006		608	500
2005		659	461
2004		599	488
2003		538	524
2002		549	503
2001		551	499
2000		498	529
1999		493	517
1998		451	550
1997		316	682
1996		317	688
1995		296	706
1994		248	810
1993		269	763
1992		251	801
1991		264	778
1990		285	731
1989		279	710
1988		232	797
1987		203	848
1986		266	687
1985		326	594
1984		326	567
1983		335	548
1982		325	565
1981		322	572
1980		346	543
1979		445	457
1978		270	623
1977		266	630
1976		232	660
1975		253	623
1974		253	615
1973		218	685
1972		228	659
1971		220	693
1970		200	738
1969		176	762
1968		176	745
1967		163	769
1966		135	859
1965		127	887
1964		150	850
1963		129	928
1962		159	832
1961		150	870
1960		151	845
1959		123	946
1958		104	1,022
1957		111	983
1956		127	886
1955		176	712
1954		45	1,507
1953		26	2,020
1952		19	2,413
1951		28	1,845
1950		27	1,836
1949		27	1,847
1948		30	1,710
1947		22	2,091
1946		15	2,487
1945		17	2,070
1944		17	2,097
1943		18	2,085
1942		22	1,808
1941		23	1,653
1940		13	2,309
1939		14	2,215
1938		17	1,951
1937		14	2,203
1936		17	1,877
1935		28	1,382
1934		17	1,923
1933		31	1,289
1932		27	1,454
1931		33	1,261
1930		47	1,072
1929		38	1,214
1928		42	1,179
1927		39	1,264
1926		42	1,182
1925		38	1,273
1924		51	1,099
1923		36	1,305
1922		53	1,033
1921		37	1,281
1920		40	1,208
1919		44	1,106
1918		35	1,279
1917		38	1,162
1916		24	1,537
1915		22	1,576
1914		10	2,282
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1912		10	1,856
1911		< 5	--
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1909		6	1,980
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1906		6	1,748
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1902		5	1,817
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.