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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.

Stephanos

Meaning: garland, crown

Origin:Greek
9054
Claudios Claudios is a lovely name that is of Dutch o...
Origin:Dutch
9179
Luck Number: 5
9352
Oedipus

Meaning: swollen foot

Origin:Greek
4986
Kristopher Traditionally, Kristopher is a name given to...
Origin:Greek variation of Christopher
4862
Thanos

Meaning: immortal

Origin:Greek, diminutive of Athanasios
1396
Andrew

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Greek
118
Alexander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek
42
Nicholas

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Greek
124
Luke

Meaning: man from Lucania

Origin:Greek
83
Christopher

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:Greek and Latin
206
Theodore

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Greek
3
Sebastian

Meaning: person from ancient city of Sebastia

Origin:Latin from Greek
18
Lucas

Meaning: man from Lucania

Origin:Latin form of Luke
58
George

Meaning: farmer

Origin:Greek
191
Peter

Meaning: rock

Origin:Greek
107