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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.

Tamarisk

Meaning: tree name

Origin:English
19949
Gefen

Meaning: grapevine

Origin:Hebrew
20924
Venice The meaning of Venice comes from the city of...
Origin:Italian place-name
6052
Sparrow

Meaning: sparrow, a bird

Origin:Nature name
1698
Nature The meaning of Nature is ‘element of the nat...
Origin:English word name
14117
Harbor Harbor, a name from the English language, is...
Origin:Word name
4295
Celyn

Meaning: holly

Origin:Welsh
9063
Fennel The name Fennel is derived from the Latin wo...
Origin:Vegetable and herb name
7940
Dara

Meaning: pearl of wisdom; gift; or oak tree

Origin:Hebrew, Slavic or Irish
1196
Breeze Breeze is an English name and the meaning of...
Origin:Word name
4078
Almond The name Almond, of English origin, signifie...
Origin:Word name
6893
Kailani

Meaning: sea and sky

Origin:Hawaiian
1725
Bayou The Choctaw Native American name Bayou is us...
Origin:Native American nature name
8099
Io Io is a name originally belonging to Greek a...
Origin:Greek mythology name
540
Shoshana

Meaning: lily

Origin:Hebrew
1460
Larissa

Meaning: citadel

Origin:Variation of Larisa, Greek and Russian
775
Violetta

Meaning: purple

Origin:Italian
916
Orchid

Meaning: orchid flower

Origin:From Greek
1420
Ilana

Meaning: oak tree

Origin:Hebrew
1569
Narcissa

Meaning: daffodil

Origin:Greek
902