Advice please!
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It depends on what you’re going for. Both names are so lovely, but as aventurine said, [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is far more common. If it’s going to bother you for little [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] to have other Sophias in her class, go with [name_f]Athena[/name_f]. [name_f]Athena[/name_f] is on the rise in popularity, but I don’t see it hitting the top charts anytime soon. If popularity doesn’t bother you at all, you gotta go for whichever name you like the best.
Athena name meaning: Greek [name_f]Goddess[/name_f] of [name_u]Wisdom[/name_u] & War
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] name meaning: [name_u]Wisdom[/name_u]
Found that little connection interesting, not sure if you realized or not! [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is also of Greek origin.
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Agree with the above — are you more concerned with a name that could be considered boring/unoriginal or pretentious/pompous? I love both and I’m not saying I feel that way, but those would be the possible critiques waged.
Athena would be fresh and mystical with its legendary roots, [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is classic and lovely.
Nns for [name_f]Athena[/name_f]: None I can come up with
Nns for [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]: [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
Really they both have great qualities!
Sophie [name_f]Athena[/name_f] might be a compromise 
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[name_f]Athena[/name_f] is so gorgeous! It’s strong but beautiful, interesting but not weird.
I also disagree with the poster that said that [name_f]Athena[/name_f] has no nicknames. You could call her [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f] or [name_f]Nina[/name_f]!
None I could come up with 
not that there are none.
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Athie or [name_f]Attie[/name_f]?
Athena, definitely! They’re both lovely Greek names with wisdom-related meanings, but [name_f]Athena[/name_f] has so much more spunk. It’s not obscure, but carries a little more individuality.
I love the elegant and interesting [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
This may be the minority opinion, but I prefer [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] for its soft beauty. [name_f]Athena[/name_f] is nice, but it’s not my style; I tend to avoid names with one wearer (the goddess) dominating the connotations. However, [name_f]Athena[/name_f] is a nice choice, especially if you don’t like the popularity of [name_f]Sophia[/name_f].
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Thea or [name_f]Attie[/name_f] could possibly be a nickname for [name_f]Athena[/name_f]. 
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I would choose [name_f]Athena[/name_f] because it’s less common, but then it is gaining popularity (at least where I live).
I much prefer [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] as a name, although [name_f]Athena[/name_f] is also nice. [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is really just gorgeous, though, it’s very popular for a reason. Similar to @almostactually, I also find [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] more versatile due to not having one dominant association.
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Athena, hands down. [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is a bit too ordinary to me.
I love [name_f]Athena[/name_f]! I have [name_f]Thea[/name_f] as a nickname for it!
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]! In general I prefer this out of the two. I just love how it sounds.
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] is also just popular enough now to be really familiar without being overly trendy or saturated.
Thea and Henny/Hennie/Henna are all cute nicknames.
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Sophia is beautiful but I absolutely adore [name_f]Athena[/name_f]! It’s stunning, unexpected, and I love the potential nickname of [name_f]Thea[/name_f].
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I prefer [name_f]Athena[/name_f]. Nicknames could be: [name_f]Atty[/name_f], Athy, [name_f]Ena[/name_f], Enny, Thee, Thena or [name_f]Henny[/name_f]. I also think that [name_f]Athena[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] could work as siblings too.
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Yes to @Missautumn’s suggestion of [name_f]Athena[/name_f] nn [name_f]Thea[/name_f]. It’s a beautiful choice. If I may, I will also suggest [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] to continue with the theme of names related to wisdom and knowledge.
When I think of [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] in a vacuum, I also love it. It’s soft and elegant, but then I put into the context of the six or seven [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] etc that I know, who are still young children, and it seems a bit tired and overused.
Athena!!! [name_m]Even[/name_m] though it’s uncommon I prefer it over [name_f]Sophia[/name_f].
Thea or [name_f]Nina[/name_f] could be stretch nicknames for [name_f]Athena[/name_f]