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Athena

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What official birth registration shows about Athena: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Athena: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #90, reached in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #90 to #879.200020052010201520202025#90#879
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#802
1997#820
1998#589
1999#567
2000#539
2001#732
2002#799
2003#818
2004#667
2005#824
2006#717
2007#822
2008#681
2009#879
2010#583
2011#520
2012#443
2013#437
2014#339
2015#340
2016#268
2017#245
2018#239
2019#204
2020#184
2021#185
2022#124
2023#104
2024#96
2025#90

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #90 among girls in England and Wales, #260 among girls in Norway, #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #802 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #90 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #90 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #90 in England and Wales in 2025.

Athena's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#90519HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#96480HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#104461HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#124415HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#185277HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#184270HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#204242HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#239210HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#245205HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#268186HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#340139HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#339135HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#43796HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#443102HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#52081HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#58368HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#87938HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#68153HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#82239HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#71743HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#82434HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#66744HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#81832HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#79931HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#73234HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#53951HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#56749HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#58944HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#82027HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#80228HighVerified
2020New Zealandfemale#9342HighVerified
2018New Zealandfemale#9643HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#2536HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3025HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3055HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#2985HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#2815HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#26015HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#7184HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#34211HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#4957HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#5127HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#31511HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Athena is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Athena, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2024Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 2018New Zealand: recorded in 2020New Zealand: highest position in 2020ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 2024NorwayNorway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 202519962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#90 in 2025
Republic of Ireland2004–202510#342 in 2024
Northern Ireland2014–20248#253 in 2024
New Zealand2018–20202#93 in 2020
Scotland20241#315 in 2024
Norway20251#260 in 2025
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What is known about Athena

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #90 in England and Wales in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.