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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.

Elena

Meaning: bright, shining light

Origin:Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of Helen
59
Arcadia

Meaning: region offering peace and contentment

Origin:Greek
580
Hermione

Meaning: messenger, earthly

Origin:Greek, feminine version of Hermes, "messenger, earthly"
334
Effie

Meaning: pleasant speech

Origin:English diminutive of Euphemia, Greek
294
Atticus

Meaning: from Attica

Origin:Latin
5
Linus

Meaning: flax

Origin:Greek
162
Darius

Meaning: possessing goodness

Origin:Latin, Greek, Persian
194
Endymion

Meaning: dive into, enter

Origin:Greek
1057
Cosmo

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Greek, Italian, English
82
Nico

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Italian diminutive of Nicholas, Greek
85
Lazarus

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew Eleazar
183
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
247
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
2463
Atlas

Meaning: bearer of the heavens

Origin:Greek
23
Theo

Meaning: divine gift

Origin:Diminutive of Theodora
2092
Theo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Diminutive of Theodore
36
Apollo

Meaning: destroyer

Origin:Greek mythology name
97
Acacius

Meaning: thorny; or, innocent, not evil

Origin:Greek
29
Tobias

Meaning: God is good

Origin:Greek from Hebrew
31
Colin

Meaning: people of victory; pup

Origin:English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and Scottish
211