Athens comes from the Greek tradition, meaning City in ancient Greece..
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How popular is Athens?
2018peak year
Today, Athens is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7934), with only about 14 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2018, 15 babies were given the name (ranked #5799 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Athens's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 203 babies have been registered as Athens since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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