Athena dog name

We found 749 dogs named Athena in the public pet registers of 19 places. Combining all places, Athena is the #247 dog name. Almost all dogs named Athena are female.

🐱 Athena is also a cat name (#194 for cats, 38 cats).

Athena as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #179 of 51,228 373 9.1 2003–2026
New York City United States #168 of 34,500 284 8.5 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #469 of 10,500 17 3.4 2019
Seattle United States #308 of 8,191 13 5.1 2026
Playford Australia #407 of 4,586 6 3.6 2015
Cambridge United States #156 of 4,375 12 9.4 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #393 of 4,602 5 4.1 1999–2026
Zurich Switzerland #607 of 5,788 2 2.0 2025
Laval Canada #99 of 2,965 12 14 2017–2026
Worcester United States #140 of 2,906 8 11 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #463 of 2,440 2 3.1 2026
Basel Switzerland #219 of 3,446 4 6.3 2026
Victoria Canada #458 of 2,588 2 3.3 2025
Burnside Australia #585 of 1,888 1 1.9 2015
Framingham United States #580 of 1,965 1 2.3 2020
Richmond United States #585 of 2,347 1 2.4 2018
Tacoma United States #170 of 1,917 3 8.3 2021
Port Moody Canada #188 of 1,280 2 8.4 2019
Fusagasugá Colombia #121 of 498 1 10 2021–2025

Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Athena. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

99% female

698 female and 4 male dogs named Athena, in the places that record sex.

Athena over the years

Allegheny County – rising
2007
2010
2015
2020
2025
New York City – rising
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Toronto
2012
2015
2020
2025

Dogs named Athena per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Athena

Compared to all dogs, Athena is especially common among Belgian Malinoiss (11.7×), Cane Corsos (6.4×), Dobermans (4.6×), German Shepherds (3.9×) and Great Danes (3.7×).

Based on 646 dogs named Athena with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Athena as a baby name

Athena was the #109 girls' name in the US in 2025 (2,477 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #73 for girls in Switzerland, #83 for girls in Canada (Ontario), #83 for girls in Wales and #84 for girls in Canada (Quebec). See Athena as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

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