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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.

Nereus The name Nereus is used to refer to a Greek ...
Origin:Greek mythology name
2343
Hesperos

Meaning: evening, evening star

Origin:Greek
2383
Hercules

Meaning: glory of Hera

Origin:Greek
2462
Halcyon

Meaning: kingfisher bird

Origin:Greek
2780
Perseus

Meaning: to destroy

Origin:Greek mythology name
605
Argo Argo is commonly used as a masculine name of...
Origin:Greek mythology name
939
Nicolas

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Spelling variation of Nicholas
929
Konstantinos The name Konstantinos is of Greek origins an...
Origin:Greek
4973
Alexios

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek
5033
Phoebus

Meaning: shining, brilliant

Origin:Greek
2442
Bacchus Bacchus is a unique name often used for boys...
Origin:Roman mythology name
2483
Gregory

Meaning: vigilant, a watchman

Origin:Greek
491
Basil

Meaning: royal

Origin:Greek
500
Eugene

Meaning: wellborn, noble

Origin:Greek
360
Lyric

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
2273
Nike

Meaning: victory

Origin:Greek
3107
Cletus

Meaning: called forth

Origin:Greek
985
Theophilus

Meaning: friend of God

Origin:Greek
1097
Cronus The meaning of Cronus is 'titan'. The name C...
Origin:Greek mythology name
2596
Nikos The name Nikos is of Greek origin. This name...
Origin:Greek, diminutive of various names beginning with the element Niko-
3026