Given name
Athina
Athina is a feminine given name from Greek, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Albanian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Athina is a variant of Athena. An origin associated with Athena is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Athina developed from Ἀθηνᾶ.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Athina is a variant of Athena. The history of Athena gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Athena is associated with the goddess of war and wisdom.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Athina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 902
- 0 boys · 902 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,426 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,426 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,066 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Athina’s family of names
In English usage, Athina shares an earlier linguistic root with Athena. In French usage, Athina has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form ATENA. Athina has a related form in Athena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Athina has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Athina
- Athina OnassisFrench-Greek heiressborn 1985
- Athina Rachel TsangariGreek film director, screenwriter and actress (born 1966)
- Athina CenciItalian actressborn 1946
- Tina Onassis NiarchosEnglish-born Greek-French socialite and shipping heiress1929–1974
- Athina PapafotiouGreek volleyball playerborn 1989
- Athina ChristoforakiGreek basketball player (born 1980)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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