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Greek Names for Boys

Greek names for boys include such classic male names as Phillip and George, Nicholas and Andrew, Peter and Stephen, all common in the US for most of its history. These traditional Greek boys’ names and their variations have been widely-used in the western world for decades.

Along with Phillip and George, the top Greek boy names in the US Top 500 today include Alexander, Atticus, Elias, Jonas, Lucas, Nico, Sebastian, and Tobias. Baby boy names popular in Greece include Yiorgos — the Greek form of George — Yiannis, Constantine, and Dimitris.

Unique Greek boy names with a contemporary appeal include Hero, Lazarus, Linus, Ozias, and Phoenix.

Other unique Greek boy names in fashion for modern babies are names from Greek mythology. You might consider naming your son Apollo or Atlas, Orion or Perseus. For more choices like this, consult our list of Mythology Boy Names. You might also want to browse our selection of Greek girl names.

Explore our full list of Greek boy names, continued 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.

Indigo

Meaning: Indian dye

Origin:Greek
1370
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Origin:Surname derived from Nicholas or Colin
2841
Calix

Meaning: chalice

Origin:Male variation of Calixta or Latin
185
Atticus

Meaning: from Attica

Origin:Latin
5
Linus

Meaning: flax

Origin:Greek
162
Darius

Meaning: possessing goodness

Origin:Latin, Greek, Persian
194
Endymion

Meaning: dive into, enter

Origin:Greek
1057
Cosmo

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Greek, Italian, English
82
Nico

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Italian diminutive of Nicholas, Greek
85
Lazarus

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew Eleazar
183
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
247
Atlas

Meaning: bearer of the heavens

Origin:Greek
23
Theo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Diminutive of Theodore
36
Apollo

Meaning: destroyer

Origin:Greek mythology name
97
Acacius

Meaning: thorny; or, innocent, not evil

Origin:Greek
29
Tobias

Meaning: God is good

Origin:Greek from Hebrew
31
Colin

Meaning: people of victory; pup

Origin:English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and Scottish
211
Orion

Meaning: boundary, limit

Origin:Greek
119
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Arizona place-name and Greek
123
Philip

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:Greek
153