140+ Greek Baby Names for Girls and Boys

Greek baby names have roots in mythology, history, and tradition. Find 140+ choices for girls and boys as you make your family’s shortlist.

Updated September 3, 2026

by Lauren Flake

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80 Greek Girl Names
61 Greek Boy Names

Greek baby names draw from thousands of years of language, literature, philosophy, and mythology. Some, including Chloe and Nicholas, are familiar in the U.S., while Athena and Apollo have unmistakable ties to the ancient world.

The girls’ and boys’ lists below contain more than 140 choices, from names of Greek origin to familiar forms and variants derived from Greek. Each list is alphabetized by the first spelling shown rather than ranked by popularity.

80 Greek Girl Names

1. Agnes

2. Alayna

3. Alessandra, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexia, Alexis, or Lexi

4. Alyssa

5. Amethyst

6. Anastasia

7. Andi or Andie

8. Andrea

9. Andromeda

10. Angelina

11. Aphrodite

12. Aretha

13. Ariana

14. Artemis

15. Athena

16. Azalea

17. Berenice

18. Caitlyn

19. Calista

20. Callie

21. Calliope

22. Cassandra

23. Catalina or Katalina

24. Catherine or Katherine

25. Chloe or Khloe

26. Cora or Kora

27. Crystal

28. Cynthia

29. Danae

30. Daphne

31. Demi

32. Dorothy

33. Elaina or Elaine

34. Eleni, Elena, Helen, or Helena

35. Eudora

36. Euphemie

37. Evangeline

38. Georgia

39. Harmony

40. Hera

41. Hermione

42. Ianthe

43. Irene

44. Iris

45. Jacinta

46. Katerina

47. Kira

48. Kleio

49. Lois

50. Lydia

51. Magdalena

52. Maggie, Margaret, Margot, or Marjorie

53. Maia

54. Melani, Melania, or Melanie

55. Melissa

56. Melody

57. Nicole

58. Olympia

59. Ophelia

60. Penelope or Penny

61. Persephone

62. Petra

63. Phoebe

64. Phoenix

65. Rhea

66. Selena or Selina

67. Sofia, Sophia, or Sophie

68. Stacy

69. Stephanie

70. Teresa or Theresa

71. Tessa

72. Thalia

73. Thea or Theodora

74. Theofania

75. Tiffany

76. Vasiliki

77. Xanthe

78. Xena or Xenia

79. Yolanda

80. Zoe or Zoey

For more background on Athena, Hera, Artemis, and other mythological choices, see our Greek goddess names and their meanings.

61 Greek Boy Names

1. Achilles

2. Adonis

3. Alessandro, Alex, Alexander, or Xander

4. Alistair

5. Ambrose

6. Andrew

7. Apollo

8. Ares

9. Arsenio

10. Atlas

11. Atticus

12. Basil

13. Chris or Christopher

14. Cletus

15. Cole

16. Constantine

17. Cyril

18. Damian or Damien

19. Damon

20. Deacon

21. Demetrius or Dimitri

22. Dennis

23. Dion

24. Eros

25. Esteban

26. Eugene

27. Eustace

28. Evander

29. Evangelos

30. George or Jorge

31. Gregory

32. Hector

33. Hermes

34. Homer

35. Ioannis

36. Ion

37. Jason

38. Jerome

39. Leander

40. Leandro

41. Leon

42. Leonidas

43. Lukas or Luke

44. Myron

45. Nicholas, Nickolas, Nicolas, Nico, Niko, Nikolai, or Nikolas

46. Odysseus

47. Orion

48. Panagiotis

49. Peter

50. Philip or Phillip

51. Phoenix

52. Pierce

53. Sebastian

54. Socrates

55. Stavros

56. Stephen

57. Thanos

58. Theo or Theodore

59. Timothy

60. Ulysses

61. Zeus

Chloe may have already been on your list, while Apollo could be a new favorite. Which Greek names made your shortlist?

You can keep comparing options with our Italian baby names, French baby names, and Portuguese baby names. The Baby Names Hub also lets you browse by origin, style, or first letter.

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Lauren Flake

Lauren Flake is a wife, mom to two girls, watercolor artist, seventh-generation Texan, and early-onset Alzheimer's daughter. She is the author and co-illustrator of two award-winning children's books for grieving preschoolers, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? and Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?, and the editor of Love of Dixie magazine. She loves green tea, dark chocolate, and collecting all things turquoise.

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