Ancient Greek Boy Names
56 names, 26 with a documented meaning.
About this list
46% of the names in Ancient Greek Boy Names have a documented meaning. The rest are listed without one, because our data has nothing usable to show for them yet.
56 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Alexander (#27, boys), Christopher (#61, boys), Angel (#63, boys), Andrew (#68, boys), Christian (#77, boys).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Ancient Greek Boy Names
| Name | Meaning | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | to defend, ἀνδρ-, man, son of alexander | #27 |
| Christopher | carrier of christ, christ, carrier, bearer | #61 |
| Andrew | manly | #68 |
| Damian | to tame | #110 |
| Nicholas | victory of the people | #117 |
| George | farmer, earth worker, earth, γεω-, work | #123 |
| Jason | i heal | #148 |
| Peter | stone, rock | #192 |
| Timothy | to honour, god, son of tomaltach | #207 |
| Steven | crown, wreath, to put round, to surround | #269 |
| Orion | heaven's light | #323 |
| Stephen | crown, wreath, to put round, to surround, to enlace | #377 |
| Hector | holding fast, to have, hold, to hold; to overpower | #380 |
| Solomon | peace | #416 |
| Damon | to tame, subdue | #454 |
| Alexis | helper, defender | #484 |
| Leonidas | son of leon / lion | #508 |
| Philip | fond of horses | #521 |
| Dennis | follower of (the wine god) dionysus | #707 |
| Ambrose | immortal, divine | #741 |
| Evander | good man | #769 |
| Eugene | well born | #868 |
| Bastian | Diminutive of Sebastian, which means “august, venerable, exalted” | #1001 |
| Andreas | manly, man | #1098 |
| Denis | Variant of Dennis, which means “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus” | #1636 |
| Cosmo | order, ordered universe | #1680 |
| Angel | #63 | |
| Christian | #77 | |
| Theo | #80 | |
| Adonis | #206 | |
| Xander | #215 | |
| Cristian | #320 | |
| Colin | #334 | |
| Damien | #344 | |
| Zander | #377 | |
| Andy | #488 | |
| Collin | #489 | |
| Dorian | #537 | |
| Gregory | #537 | |
| Pierce | #537 | |
| Phillip | #626 | |
| Thaddeus | #847 | |
| Alec | #878 | |
| Demetrius | #1038 | |
| Dion | #1115 | |
| Kristopher | #1169 | |
| Achilles | #1221 | |
| Draco | #1277 | |
| Jerome | #1334 | |
| Phineas | #1536 | |
| Myron | #1680 | |
| Nestor | #1706 | |
| Leander | #1744 | |
| Alek | #1964 | |
| Basil | #2007 | |
| Klaus | #2388 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.