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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.

Xiomara

Meaning: famous in battle

Origin:Feminine variation of Guiomar, Spanish, Portuguese
620
Emiliana

Meaning: rival

Origin:Italian variation of Emily
1034
Dahlia

Meaning: Dahl's flower

Origin:Flower name, from Swedish surname
172
Margot

Meaning: pearl

Origin:French, diminutive of Margaret
46
Celine

Meaning: heavenly

Origin:French variation of Celeste
395
Maia

Meaning: mother

Origin:Greek
281
Selene

Meaning: moon goddess

Origin:Greek
347
Jovie A name of American origin, the meaning of Jo...
Origin:Modern invented name
484
Lorelei

Meaning: alluring, temptress

Origin:German
178
Azalea

Meaning: azalea, a flower

Origin:English
354
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
188
Alora

Meaning: the Lord is my light

Origin:Variation of Eliora, Hebrew
384
Evelyn

Meaning: desired; or water, island

Origin:English from French and German
117
Maya

Meaning: water

Origin:Greek; Central American Indian empire name; Latinate variation of May; Spanish, diminutive of Amalia; variation of Maia; Hebrew
82
Zara

Meaning: blooming flower; God remembers

Origin:Hebrew and Arabic
141
Liliana

Meaning: lily, a flower

Origin:Italian and Spanish variations of Lilian
221
Inaya

Meaning: care, concern

Origin:Arabic
249
Juliette

Meaning: little Julia

Origin:French from Latin
344
Soleil

Meaning: sun

Origin:French
236
Natalia

Meaning: birthday [of the Lord]

Origin:Latin
201