Athan is a boy's name of Greek origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 61 boys in the United States.
Athan belongs to the Greek tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Athan first appears in Social Security records in 1917. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1367 in 2012, and in 2024 61 babies received the name — 2,125 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Athan is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Greek origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Athan is a boy name. In 2024, 61 babies received the name in the US.
Athan comes from the Greek tradition.
Athan first appears in US records in 1917. Its best-ever ranking was #1367 in 2012, and 61 babies were given the name in 2024.
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 hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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