Is Athan a boy or girl name?
Athan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 61 boys were named Athan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,125 US babies named Athan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,305
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Athan since 1917
- 2,125
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 123 babies
Boys and girls named Athan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 597 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 935 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 318 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61 | #2,305 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 73 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,254 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,294 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 83 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 90 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 105 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 123 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 109 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 104 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 104 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 95 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 77 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 83 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,149 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,714 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,902 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,682 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,543 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,958 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,855 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,789 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,493 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,199 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,546 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,486 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,745 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,899 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,419 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,544 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,261 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,431 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,860 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,123 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,862 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,205 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,978 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,221 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,729 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,643 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,250 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,978 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,663 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,675 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,028 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,021 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,904 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,025 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Athan reached #1,367 in 2012. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Athan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.