Athina
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "from Athens".
Name Census estimates that about 845 living Americans carry the first name Athina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Athina today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Athina births was 1989 (48 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Athina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
845
~ 1 in 405,626 Americans
Peak year
1989
48 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,261
Tracked since 1958
Popularity
Athina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Athina from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 186 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Athina remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Athina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Athina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Athinas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, New York, Illinois recorded the most babies named Athina, while Texas, Illinois, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 26 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Athina
The name Athina is derived from the ancient Greek name Athena, the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law, justice, mathematics, strength, war strategy, and the arts. The name Athena is believed to have been constructed from the compound word ἀ-θεν-αι (a-then-ai), meaning "the unwavering one". The name is also associated with the city of Athens, the center of ancient Greek civilization and the birthplace of democracy.
The earliest known mention of the name Athena can be found in the Iliad, the ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, which dates back to the 8th century BC. In the poem, Athena is portrayed as a fierce warrior goddess who aids the Greek heroes during the Trojan War. She is also depicted as a patron of the city of Athens, where the famous Parthenon temple was dedicated to her.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Athina was Athina, an Athenian woman who lived in the 4th century BC. She was known for her role in the Eleusinian Mysteries, a sacred religious ceremony in ancient Greece.
In the 1st century AD, Athina Scholastica was a renowned Greek philosopher and mathematician from Alexandria, Egypt. She is believed to have been one of the first women to contribute significantly to the field of mathematics.
During the Byzantine era, Athina Komnene (1083-1148) was a prominent historian and princess of the Komnenos dynasty. She is best known for her work "The Alexiad", a historical account of the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
In the Renaissance period, Athina Sinopoulo (1436-1510) was a Greek scholar and philologist who played a significant role in the revival of classical Greek literature and the spread of humanism in Europe.
More recently, Athina Onassis (1930-1988), the daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, was a prominent figure in the international jet-set society and a successful businesswoman in her own right.
Throughout history, the name Athina has been associated with wisdom, strength, and cultural significance, reflecting the legacy of the ancient Greek goddess Athena and the city of Athens.
People
Athina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Athina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Athina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Athina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 845 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Athina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 405,626 US residents.
Is Athina a common name?
We classify Athina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 878 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Athina most popular?
The single biggest year for Athina was 1989, when 48 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Athina is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Athina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Athina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.