Athan Boy
How popular is Athan?
#2,676 boy name in 2025
48 baby boys were named Athan in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
Athan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,676 for boys (▼ 363 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 48 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,717 in 2015, #2,291 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (123 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,367 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Athan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Athan family of names ranked #1,321 for boys in 2025 (#1,341 the year before), with 116 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Athan | 48 | 41% |
| Athen | 21 | 18% |
| Aithan | 40 | 34% |
| Aythan | 7 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Athan is most popular
Babies named Athan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Athan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,980 |
| 1920s | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1940s | 11 | #3,172 |
| 1950s | 10 | #3,987 |
| 1960s | 24 | #3,230 |
| 1970s | 47 | #3,620 |
| 1980s | 92 | #3,398 |
| 1990s | 80 | #3,699 |
| 2000s | 597 | #1,561 |
| 2010s | 935 | #1,367 |
| 2020s | 366 | #2,046 |
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Questions
- Is Athan a boy or girl name?
- Athan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Athan were boys.
- How popular is the name Athan?
- 48 baby boys were named Athan in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
- When was Athan most popular?
- Athan peaked in 2012, when 123 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,367 in 2012.
- How many people are named Athan?
- 2,173 babies have been named Athan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,122 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Athan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Athan was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.