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Greek baby names include choices from ancient mythology along with modern Greek names both familiar to English speakers and those used mainly in Greece. As mythological and classic names become more popular, Greek names are found more often in nurseries and on playgrounds around the world.

Greek names in the US Top 200 for girls include Alexandra, Chloe, Katherine, Sophia, and Zoe. For boys, Greek names in the US Top 300 include Alexander, Andrew, Elias, Lucas, and Phoenix. In Greece, popular names include Constantine, Nicholas, Eleni, and Vasiliki.

Many Greek baby names have traveled far and wide from their origins in Greece. But there are other Greek names that are attracting new interest that are more distinctly Greek: Cassia and Ione for girls, for instance, and Homer and Linus for boys.

If you’re interested in Greek names for your baby, here is our full range. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Halcyon

Meaning: kingfisher bird

Origin:Greek
2780
Halcyon

Meaning: kingfisher bird

Origin:Greek
2644
Perseus

Meaning: to destroy

Origin:Greek mythology name
605
Argo Argo is commonly used as a masculine name of...
Origin:Greek mythology name
939
Nicolas

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Spelling variation of Nicholas
929
Konstantinos The name Konstantinos is of Greek origins an...
Origin:Greek
4973
Alexios

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek
5033
Phoebus

Meaning: shining, brilliant

Origin:Greek
2442
Bacchus Bacchus is a unique name often used for boys...
Origin:Roman mythology name
2483
Gregory

Meaning: vigilant, a watchman

Origin:Greek
491
Basil

Meaning: royal

Origin:Greek
500
Eugene

Meaning: wellborn, noble

Origin:Greek
360
Lyric

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
1500
Lyric

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
2273
Peta

Meaning: golden eagle, or rock, stone

Origin:Native American, Blackfoot,or Greek, "golden eagle, or rock, stone"
2656
Cleopatra

Meaning: glory of the father

Origin:Greek
937
Zenobia

Meaning: force of Zeus

Origin:Greek
1087
Effy

Meaning: fair speech

Origin:Greek, diminutive of Euphemia
1553
Io Io is a name originally belonging to Greek a...
Origin:Greek mythology name
540
Origin:Latin, feminine variation of Justin
5090