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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.

Effie

Meaning: pleasant speech

Origin:English diminutive of Euphemia, Greek
294
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
2463
Theo

Meaning: divine gift

Origin:Diminutive of Theodora
2092
Orion The meaning of Orion is ‘son of fire’ or ‘ri...
Origin:Greek mythology name
2940
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Greek
1170
Dorian

Meaning: from Doris

Origin:Greek
4515
Alex

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis
1447
Lex

Meaning: man's defender

Origin:Diminutive of Alexis and Alexandra
5808
Echo

Meaning: echo or sound

Origin:Greek mythology name
639
Delta

Meaning: letter or island

Origin:Greek
1238
Ino This name is of Greek as well as Japanese or...
Origin:Greek; Japanese
2249
Angelina

Meaning: angel

Origin:Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian diminutive of Angela
531
Acacia

Meaning: thorny

Origin:Greek
534
Xenia

Meaning: hospitable, welcoming

Origin:Greek
1122
Magdalena

Meaning: from Magdala

Origin:Greek
547
Euphemia

Meaning: fair speech

Origin:Greek
559
Eugenie

Meaning: wellborn

Origin:French form of Eugenia, Greek
2127
Jocasta The meaning of Jocasta is 'shining moon', ac...
Origin:Greek, meaning unknown
3448
Agatha

Meaning: good woman

Origin:Greek
419
Aster

Meaning: star

Origin:English; Amharic
625