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Greek Names for Girls

Greek names for girls include several classic names that have ranked highly in the the US for its entire history, most notably Catherine, Helen, and Margaret. One of the most enduring popular Greek names for girls in recent times, not only in the US but around the world, is Sophia, the name of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom. Sofia, the name’s alternate spelling, also ranks in the Top 25, along with the Greek name Penelope.

Along with Sophia and Penelope, other Greek girls' names in the US Top 1000 include Alexandra, Arianna, Chloe, Cora, Evangeline, Iris, Lydia, Maya, Ophelia, Thea, and Zoe. Baby girl names popular in Greece include Konstantina, Katerina, Dimitra, and Anna.

Unique Greek girl names currently in style include Anastasia, Anthea, Calypso, Cassia, Dorothea, Eulalia, Ione, Lyra, and Phoebe. But there are so many other Greek girl names worth consideration, from Acacia to Zephyrine, that the entire list bears a closer look.

Greek female names were a big favorite of Shakespeare's, with such Greek girls' names as Desdemona and Cressida playing a major part in some of his greatest tragedies. If Greek girl names are good enough for the Bard, surely our list of Greek names for girls is worth exploring!

Our full list of Greek names for girls is below. 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.

You might also want to narrow the selection to Greek goddess names or browse our list of Greek boy names.

Peggy

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Margaret, Greek
892
Demi

Meaning: half

Origin:Diminutive of Demetria or Greek
773
Irina

Meaning: peace

Origin:Russian from Greek
824
Iolanthe

Meaning: violet flower

Origin:Greek
848
Helena

Meaning: torch; shining light

Origin:Latinate form of Helen, Greek
115
Irene

Meaning: peace

Origin:Greek
195
Cassiopeia

Meaning: cassia juice

Origin:Greek mythology name
290
Origin:Greek, Feminine variation of Apollo, Greek sun god.
847
Artemisia The name Artemisia is primarily used as a gi...
Origin:Greek, variation of Artemis
975
Alexandria

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Variation of Alexandra, Greek
1019
Theodosia

Meaning: giving to God

Origin:Greek
1131
Iphigenia

Meaning: of royal birth

Origin:Greek
2064
Alexandrina

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek, variation of Alexandra,
3505
Amaryllis

Meaning: to sparkle

Origin:Greek
111
Cynthia

Meaning: moon goddess or, woman from Kynthos

Origin:Greek
197
Lois

Meaning: most desirable

Origin:Greek
538
Zoey

Meaning: life

Origin:Spelling variation of Zoe
368
Zoe

Meaning: life

Origin:Greek
469
Rhea

Meaning: a flowing stream

Origin:Greek mythology name
226
Maia

Meaning: mother

Origin:Greek
281