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“undying, immortal”
[a.t̪aˈna.sja] · Spanish
01 / Meaning & origin
Athanasia is a feminine given name documented in English, Spanish, Finnish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek ἀθανασία via Latin, with the stated meaning “undying, immortal”.
Meaning: “undying, immortal”
From Latin Athanasia, from Ancient Greek Ἀθανασία (Athanasía), from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía, “undying, immortal”). Probable doublet of Tansy.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 8 girls (rank 10917). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Athanasia
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | 6 | 4,083 | observed |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,814 | observed |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | 6 | 4,445 | observed |
| 1923 | 7 | 3,971 | observed |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 8 | 4,896 | observed |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | 7 | 5,289 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 7 | 5,457 | observed |
| 1968 | 6 | 6,246 | observed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | 7 | 6,362 | observed |
| 1971 | 9 | 5,543 | observed |
| 1972 | 6 | 7,292 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 4,871 | observed |
| 1974 | 17 | 3,695 | observed |
| 1975 | 17 | 3,774 | observed |
| 1976 | 8 | 6,611 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 9,652 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 6,948 | observed |
| 1979 | 13 | 5,092 | observed |
| 1980 | 17 | 4,327 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 7,409 | observed |
| 1982 | 14 | 4,945 | observed |
| 1983 | 13 | 5,148 | observed |
| 1984 | 10 | 6,291 | observed |
| 1985 | 10 | 6,457 | observed |
| 1986 | 13 | 5,459 | observed |
| 1987 | 5 | 11,325 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 9 | 8,037 | observed |
| 1990 | 10 | 7,880 | observed |
| 1991 | 5 | 13,147 | observed |
| 1992 | 9 | 8,734 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 13,442 | observed |
| 1994 | 7 | 10,569 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 9,553 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 9,581 | observed |
| 1997 | 12 | 7,283 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,138 | observed |
| 1999 | 5 | 14,411 | observed |
| 2000 | 6 | 13,154 | observed |
| 2001 | 10 | 9,351 | observed |
| 2002 | 7 | 12,187 | observed |
| 2003 | 8 | 11,325 | observed |
| 2004 | 8 | 11,624 | observed |
| 2005 | 11 | 9,452 | observed |
| 2006 | 9 | 11,417 | observed |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,491 | observed |
| 2008 | 9 | 11,599 | observed |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,294 | observed |
| 2010 | 9 | 11,246 | observed |
| 2011 | 16 | 7,436 | observed |
| 2012 | 9 | 11,257 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 13,150 | observed |
| 2014 | 12 | 8,966 | observed |
| 2015 | 8 | 11,835 | observed |
| 2016 | 7 | 12,876 | observed |
| 2017 | 14 | 7,840 | observed |
| 2018 | 7 | 12,464 | observed |
| 2019 | 9 | 10,473 | observed |
| 2020 | 11 | 8,953 | observed |
| 2021 | 15 | 7,250 | observed |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,231 | observed |
| 2023 | 8 | 11,169 | observed |
| 2024 | 10 | 9,556 | observed |
| 2025 | 8 | 10,917 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Athanasia” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
