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Athen

100% boys · 21 born in 2025

Athen has been given to about 692 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 677
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Athen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 48
  • Born in 202521
  • All time692

How popular is Athen?

Its best year was 2012, when 48 babies were given the name, ranking 2558th. The typical living American called Athen is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Athen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nathen0.88
  2. Allen0.70
  3. Ayden0.70
  4. Aden0.70
  5. Alden0.70
  6. Arden0.70
  7. Arlen0.70
  8. Aven0.70

Middle names for Athen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Athen Paul0.77
  2. Athen John0.77
  3. Athen Blake0.76
  4. Athen Wade0.76
  5. Athen Ross0.76
  6. Athen Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Athen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.86
  2. Yarelisister · 0.84
  3. Soleilsister · 0.84
  4. Bodebrother · 0.84
  5. Keziahsister · 0.84
  6. Yousefbrother · 0.83

Where Athen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Athen White0.72
    2. Athen Moore0.72
    3. Athen Hill0.72
    4. Athen Hall0.72
    5. Athen Brown0.72
    6. Athen Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Athen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.