Quick answers about Athen
How many people are named Athen?
An estimated 684 living Americans are named Athen.
How rare is Athen?
Athen is very rare among babies today, with 21 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 56.3% from its 2012 peak.
How old is the typical Athen?
The median age of a living American named Athen is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 20 years old.
Is Athen still popular?
Not especially. Athen has been declining since its 2012 peak and registered 21 births in 2025.
Where is Athen most common?
Athen has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.7× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Athen is most concentrated in California — about 1.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Athen is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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