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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.

Saffron The name Saffron is of English origin. This ...
Origin:Spice name
820
Rosamund

Meaning: horse protection

Origin:German
836
Hyacinth

Meaning: blue larkspur; precious stone

Origin:Flower name, from Greek
843
Vega

Meaning: swooping eagle; meadow

Origin:Arabic, Spanish
1662
Valley Valley is of American origin. It is traditio...
Origin:Word name
1947
Prairie

Meaning: prairie

Origin:English nature name
1991
Sable

Meaning: animal name

Origin:English
2034
Tirzah

Meaning: delight

Origin:Hebrew
2222
Aquila

Meaning: eagle

Origin:Latin
3208
Posey

Meaning: a bunch of flowers

Origin:English
929
Zalie The meaning of Zalie is ‘berry wood’, and is...
Origin:Short form of Azalea or modern invented name
3377
Murray

Meaning: from the land by the sea

Origin:Scottish
7268
Stormi Stormi is a feminine given name that has its...
Origin:Word name, variation of Stormy and Storm
1699
Vale Vale is a popular given name with several po...
Origin:Geographical name
1836
Otter Otter is an English, German, Dutch and Jewis...
Origin:Animal name
8014
Lightning Lightning is an English word and the meaning...
Origin:Nature name
10056
Portia

Meaning: pig

Origin:Latin
648
Jessamine

Meaning: jasmine

Origin:English from Persian
1072
Zahara

Meaning: to shine; flower

Origin:Hebrew; Swahili
996
Tamar

Meaning: date palm tree

Origin:Hebrew
1005