Ancient Greek Baby Names
149 names, 63 with a documented meaning.
Names 1–100 of 149 (page 1 of 2)
About this list
By gender: 56 for boys only, 93 for girls only. 42% of the names in Ancient Greek Baby Names have a documented meaning.
149 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Sophia (#6, girls), Chloe (#20, girls), Alexander (#27, boys), Penelope (#28, girls), Zoe (#29, girls).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Ancient Greek Baby Names
| Name | Meaning | Gender | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia | wisdom | Girl | #6 |
| Chloe | young green shoot | Girl | #20 |
| Alexander | to defend, ἀνδρ-, man, son of alexander | Boy | #27 |
| Penelope | duck | Girl | #28 |
| Zoe | Variant of Zoë, which means “life” | Girl | #29 |
| Genesis | creation, beginning, origin | Girl | #55 |
| Christopher | carrier of christ, christ, carrier, bearer | Boy | #61 |
| Andrew | manly | Boy | #68 |
| Iris | rainbow | Girl | #71 |
| Lydia | beautiful one, noble one | Girl | #97 |
| Cora | maiden | Girl | #102 |
| Ariana | silver | Girl | #103 |
| Damian | to tame | Boy | #110 |
| Georgia | farmer | Girl | #110 |
| Nicholas | victory of the people | Boy | #117 |
| Margaret | pearl | Girl | #118 |
| Melanie | black, dark | Girl | #122 |
| George | farmer, earth worker, earth, γεω-, work | Boy | #123 |
| Jason | i heal | Boy | #148 |
| Anastasia | resurrection | Girl | #166 |
| Katherine | pure | Girl | #175 |
| Phoebe | bright | Girl | #183 |
| Peter | stone, rock | Boy | #192 |
| Timothy | to honour, god, son of tomaltach | Boy | #207 |
| Selena | heavenly, sky, heaven | Girl | #245 |
| Lena | the large river, clay | Girl | #263 |
| Steven | crown, wreath, to put round, to surround | Boy | #269 |
| Angela | messenger, angel | Girl | #282 |
| Nicole | nicholas | Girl | #318 |
| Catherine | each of the two, pure | Girl | #320 |
| Orion | heaven's light | Boy | #323 |
| Thea | goddess | Girl | #348 |
| Melissa | bee, honey, or honeybee | Girl | #376 |
| Stephen | crown, wreath, to put round, to surround, to enlace | Boy | #377 |
| Hector | holding fast, to have, hold, to hold; to overpower | Boy | #380 |
| Solomon | peace | Boy | #416 |
| Damon | to tame, subdue | Boy | #454 |
| Alexandria | alexander | Girl | #463 |
| Lyra | a lyre; the constellation lyra | Girl | #481 |
| Alexis | helper, defender | Boy | #484 |
| Leonidas | son of leon / lion | Boy | #508 |
| Philip | fond of horses | Boy | #521 |
| Irene | peace | Girl | #637 |
| Thalia | flourish, to be verdant | Girl | #657 |
| Selene | light | Girl | #674 |
| Christina | christian (woman) | Girl | #703 |
| Dennis | follower of (the wine god) dionysus | Boy | #707 |
| Ambrose | immortal, divine | Boy | #741 |
| Evander | good man | Boy | #769 |
| Eugene | well born | Boy | #868 |
| Alexia | Feminine form of Alexius, which means “helper, defender” | Girl | #883 |
| Salome | peace | Girl | #951 |
| Bastian | Diminutive of Sebastian, which means “august, venerable, exalted” | Boy | #1001 |
| Agnes | pure, chaste, purity, chastity | Girl | #1063 |
| Corinne | girl, maiden, daughter | Girl | #1090 |
| Andreas | manly, man | Boy | #1098 |
| Isadora | Variant of Isidora, which means “gift of Isis” | Girl | #1221 |
| Damaris | calf | Girl | #1433 |
| Petra | stone | Girl | #1478 |
| Denis | Variant of Dennis, which means “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus” | Boy | #1636 |
| Cosmo | order, ordered universe | Boy | #1680 |
| Philomena | beloved | Girl | #1818 |
| Xenia | hospitable | Girl | #3320 |
| Zoey | Girl | #59 | |
| Angel | Boy | #63 | |
| Christian | Boy | #77 | |
| Theo | Boy | #80 | |
| Athena | Girl | #90 | |
| Andrea | Girl | #185 | |
| Daphne | Girl | #191 | |
| Arianna | Girl | #194 | |
| Adonis | Boy | #206 | |
| Xander | Boy | #215 | |
| Alexandra | Girl | #221 | |
| Khloe | Girl | #232 | |
| Elaina | Girl | #254 | |
| Ophelia | Girl | #261 | |
| Tessa | Girl | #303 | |
| Angelina | Girl | #313 | |
| Cristian | Boy | #320 | |
| Colin | Boy | #334 | |
| Damien | Boy | #344 | |
| Elaine | Girl | #369 | |
| Zander | Boy | #377 | |
| Veronica | Girl | #392 | |
| Helena | Girl | #414 | |
| Helen | Girl | #424 | |
| Dorothy | Girl | #431 | |
| Andy | Boy | #488 | |
| Collin | Boy | #489 | |
| Dorian | Boy | #537 | |
| Gregory | Boy | #537 | |
| Pierce | Boy | #537 | |
| Allie | Girl | #555 | |
| Lexi | Girl | #563 | |
| Cleo | Girl | #603 | |
| Cassandra | Girl | #613 | |
| Rhea | Girl | #615 | |
| Phillip | Boy | #626 | |
| Georgina | Girl | #655 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.