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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.

Aristotle

Meaning: superior

Origin:Greek
1868
Pello

Meaning: stone

Origin:Greek and Basque
6995
Hali

Meaning: the sea

Origin:Greek
12573
Tigris Tigris is a name derived from the Latin lang...
Origin:Latin
4550
Solon

Meaning: the wise one

Origin:Greek
2134
Hippolytos The meaning of Hippolytos is to ‘let loose t...
Origin:German
8875
Timotheos Timotheos is a historic name traditionally g...
Origin:Greek
10325
Luck Number: 3
11165
Eugenios Eugenios is usually a masculine name of Gree...
Origin:Greek
12512
Timaeus

Meaning: honor

Origin:Latin from Greek
2582
Panos

Meaning: all holy

Origin:Greek variation of Panagiotis
2638
Demos

Meaning: the people

Origin:Diminutive of Greek Demosthenes
2660
Olympos

Meaning: from Mount Olympus

Origin:Greek
16446
Luck Number: 1
19127
Luck Number: 3
19128
Delias

Meaning: from Delos

Origin:Greek
3934
Stacey The meaning of Stacey is ‘resurrection’ and ...
Origin:Greek diminutive of Eustace
8351
Vernados

Meaning: courage of the bear

Origin:Greek from German
5751
Porfirio

Meaning: purple dye

Origin:Italian and Spanish from Greek
3764
Nectarios

Meaning: of nectar

Origin:Greek
4436