In the entire world, Athens (Athens 
, เอเธนส์ 
, Афин 
) is a rare epicene first name. The forename Athens is characteristic of Philippines, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, Thailand, and the United States. More prevalently, Athens is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Athens | Kenya, United States, Greece, Germany, Myanmar |
| เอเธนส์ | Thailand |
| Афин | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| Athenes | India, United Kingdom, United States, France, Philippines |
Aten, Atenas, Atenes, Athena, and Athens County
Athens is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| apollonios of athens ancient Greek sculptor, GR (b. 100) |
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| nicostratus of athens 2nd century philosopher (b. 200) |
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| philostratus of athens late Roman historian whose works are lost (b. 300) |
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| ephialtes of athens 4th c. BCE politician, GR (b. 400) |
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| criton of athens Athenian poet of New Comedy, GR |
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| crates of athens ancient Greek historian |
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| straton of athens Athenian poet and actor of Middle Comedy, GR |
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| nicostratus of athens Athenian poet of Middle or New Comedy, GR |
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| meles of athens dithyrambic poet, GR |
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| nicostratus of athens Athenian general, GR |
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| philon of athens Classical Athens politician, GR |
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| plangon of athens unconventional woman of the 4th c. BCE |
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| micion of athens orator, GR |
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| callias of athens GR |
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