Athanasius is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “immortal.” In 2024 it was given to 25 boys in the United States.
Athanasius belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “immortal” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Athanasius first appears in Social Security records in 2001. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4189 in 2024, and in 2024 25 babies received the name — 240 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Athanasius means “immortal” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Athanasius is a boy name. In 2024, 25 babies received the name in the US.
Athanasius comes from the Greek tradition.
Athanasius first appears in US records in 2001. Its best-ever ranking was #4189 in 2024, and 25 babies were given the name in 2024.
Athanasius is pronounced /ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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