Girl · Pre-Greek, through Greek
Athena
Say it: uh-THEE-nuh
Meaning
Uncertain. The goddess's name is thought to be pre-Greek and linked to the city of Athens, but its meaning is unknown.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used as an ordinary personal name in modern Greece (Athina) and increasingly in the US since the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 39,002 babies given this name since 1902
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 617 girls
- 2,482 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Athina, Athene
| Greek | Athina |
|---|---|
| Italian | Atena |
| Spanish | Atenea |
Famous bearers
- Athina Onassis, Greek heiress
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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