Athea
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning goddess; a form of Athena.
Athea by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Athea. In the US, 16 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Athena
Like Athea, each of these traces back to Athena: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Athea. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
- Altheahealer; from althea the marshmallow plant153 in the US (2017)
- Antheaflower or bloom4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Atleeat the meadow or clearing; a modern respelling of Attlee57 in the US (2017)
- Aletheatruth, truthfulness9 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Athea, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Athea
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