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Greek Names

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.

Kassia

Meaning: cinnamon

Origin:Spelling variation of Cassia, Greek
3042
Nevada

Meaning: covered in snow

Origin:Spanish place-name
8428
Marley

Meaning: pleasant seaside meadow

Origin:English
647
Anahita

Meaning: immaculate

Origin:Persian
1276
Hadassah

Meaning: myrtle tree

Origin:Hebrew
1498
Calla

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Greek
465
Zainab Zainab is a name of Arabic origin. In Arabic...
Origin:Variation of Zaynab
2839
Maple

Meaning: piece of cloth

Origin:English tree name from Latin
849
Lark Lark is a name that is generally given to ba...
Origin:English bird name
855
Myrtle The meaning of Myrtle ‘of the myrtle plant’ ...
Origin:Greek botanical name
886
Buttercup

Meaning: yellow wildflower

Origin:Flower name, from English
1210
Cricket The meaning of Cricket is taken from the ins...
Origin:Nature name
1380
Panda

Meaning: bamboo eater

Origin:Animal name
4950
Senna

Meaning: brightness

Origin:Botanical name; Arabic
1120
Madelief

Meaning: daisy

Origin:Dutch, '"daisy"
2314
Brisa

Meaning: breeze

Origin:Spanish
2052
Mar

Meaning: sea

Origin:Latin
2121
Sylvia

Meaning: from the forest

Origin:Latin
276
Nori

Meaning: doctrine or seaweed

Origin:Japanese
1367
Oakley

Meaning: oak clearing

Origin:English
1375