Name
Athena
Meaning
Athena is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “the goddess of wisdom”.
Athena, born in armor from the head of Zeus, ruled wisdom, strategy, and craft, and gave her name to Athens; the name itself is older than Greek and defies translation. Modern parents have embraced it as the thinking warrior's goddess name, more cerebral than Aphrodite and more wearable than Artemis.
Climbed into the US girls' top 100 in the 2020s.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #109 in 2025 · peak #76 in 2023
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /ah-THEE-nah/
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Questions
Athena is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “the goddess of wisdom”. Athena, born in armor from the head of Zeus, ruled wisdom, strategy, and craft, and gave her name to Athens; the name itself is older than Greek and defies translation.
Athena is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Climbed into the US girls' top 100 in the 2020s.
The name Athena comes from Greek. Athena, born in armor from the head of Zeus, ruled wisdom, strategy, and craft, and gave her name to Athens; the name itself is older than Greek and defies translation. Modern parents have embraced it as the thinking warrior's goddess name, more cerebral than Aphrodite and more wearable than Artemis.
Athena is pronounced ah-THEE-nah.
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