Athéna: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Athéna year by year

Athéna climbs 15 places from 2024 (ranked 100th then). Since 2020 (53 babies), the number of babies has risen by 21%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	85th	64
2024	100th	57
2023	110th	50
2022	107th	58
2021	165th	42
2020	125th	53

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Athéna since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Athéna appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1989 on. 2025 is the peak year since 1980, with 64 babies: Athéna has never been given more often. The strongest decade is the 2020s (324 babies). Since 1980, about 671 children in Québec have been named Athéna.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Athéna in Québec in 2025?

64 girls were named Athéna in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 85th rank among girl names.

Is Athéna a popular name in Québec?

Athéna ranks 85th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Athéna given most often?

In 2025, with 64 babies: the strongest year since 1980.

Is Athéna a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Athéna only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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