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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.

Rain The name Rain is of American origin, and the...
Origin:Word name
472
Roisin

Meaning: little rose

Origin:Irish
571
Fern

Meaning: plant name

Origin:English
613
Eira

Meaning: snow

Origin:Welsh
285
Izara

Meaning: shawl; star; section of tree

Origin:Arabic, Basque, Hausa
550
Xochitl

Meaning: flower

Origin:Nahuatl, Aztec
590
Ash

Meaning: ash tree

Origin:English
2726
Origin:Nature name
7279
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
2463
River A name as beautiful as River is another grea...
Origin:Nature name
1065
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Greek
1170
Lennox

Meaning: elm grove

Origin:Scottish
1964
Fox

Meaning: fox

Origin:Animal name
4035
Koa

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Hawaiian
3558
Dylan

Meaning: son of the sea

Origin:Welsh
1175
Jupiter

Meaning: godfather

Origin:Latin
2151
Mars A great name for both boys and girls, the me...
Origin:Roman god of war
4743
Mercury

Meaning: messenger of the gods, quicksilver

Origin:Roman
3076
Sirius

Meaning: burning

Origin:Latin from Greek
434
Aries

Meaning: a ram

Origin:Latin
6520