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Greek Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Abdalonymus Servant of highest gods Greek, Latin, Phoenician Boy
Abderus Name of a youth and companion of Heracles in Greek mythology; eponym of the city Abdera; etymology uncertain Greek Boy
Abele From Hebrew 'Hevel' meaning 'breath' or 'vapor' - signifying transience; name of Adam and Eve's son in the Bible German, Greek, Hebrew Boy
Abias My father is Yahweh Greek, Hebrew Boy
Absyrtus Meaning uncertain; best known as the name of Medea's brother Apsyrtus in Greek mythology. Greek Boy
Acacio Innocent, not evil Greek Boy
Acacius Innocent; not evil; harmless Greek Boy
Acarnanus From Acarnania; 'man of Acarnania' Greek Boy
Acastus Name of a Greek mythological hero; exact etymology uncertain Greek Boy
Acazio Innocent, not evil Greek Boy
Acestes Healer; 'curer' (from Greek akesis 'remedy, healing') Greek Boy
Achaean Member of the Achaeans; 'from Achaea' (a Greek region) Greek Boy
Achaeus Achaean; man from Achaea; descendant or native of Achaeus/Achaea Greek Boy
Achaicus Achaean; from Achaia (region of Greece) Greek Boy
Achaius 'Achaean' - from Achaea; originally 'man of Achaea' or 'Achaean (warrior/member of the Achaeans)' Greek Boy
Achates Of the river Achates (Sicily); associated with agate (the gemstone); famed companion of Aeneas Greek, Latin Boy
Achelous Name of the river god Achelous, associated with the Achelous River and freshwater/divine rivers Greek Boy
Acheros From Greek akhōs 'pain, grief'; associated with the mythic river Acheron - 'river of woe'. Greek Boy
Achileas Pain of the people Greek Boy
Achillides Son or descendant of Achilles Greek Boy
Achylle Derived from the Greek Achilleus; traditionally associated with 'pain' or 'grief' (from Greek 'achos'), often interpreted as 'man of pain' or 'he who causes grief'. Greek Boy
Acis Name of a mythological Sicilian shepherd beloved of the sea-nymph Galatea; etymology uncertain Greek Boy
Aconteus Derived from Greek akontion meaning 'javelin' - roughly 'javelin-man' or 'dart-like'. Greek Boy
Acrisioniades Descendant or child of Acrisius (the mythological king of Argos) Greek Boy
Acrisius Name of a mythological king of Argos; etymology uncertain. Greek Boy
Actaeon Literally 'coast-dweller'; famous mythological hunter who was transformed into a stag. Greek Boy
Actaeonis Of the shore / shore-dweller (from Greek aktē 'shore, coast') Greek Boy
Actaeus From Greek aktē (ἀκτή) meaning 'shore' - 'man of the shore' or 'coastal dweller'. Greek Boy
Acteon Possibly 'coast-dweller' or 'man of the shore' (from Greek aktē 'coast') Greek Boy
Admetos "untamed" or "not to be tamed" (from Greek a- 'not' + damázō 'to tame') Greek Boy
Admetus Untamed; not to be tamed (from Greek a- 'not' + damazō 'to tame') Greek Boy
Adones Lord; associated with beauty and youthful handsomeness (from the mythological Adonis) Greek Boy
Adonise Lord; associated with beauty and youthful handsomeness (from Adonis) Greek Boy
Adrastos Inescapable; "not escaped" Greek Boy
Adrastus Inescapable, inevitable Greek Boy
Aeacus Name of a mythological Greek king of Aegina and one of the three judges of the dead; associated with justice and piety. Greek Boy
Aeetes Name of the mythological king of Colchis; etymology uncertain, sometimes linked to Greek aetos ('eagle'). Greek Boy
Aegaeus Of the Aegean; pertaining to the Aegean Sea Greek Boy
Aegates 'From the Aegates Islands' - literally 'goat islands' (islands of goats) Greek Boy
Aegeus Mythic king's name meaning 'of the Aegean' (man from Aegae / relating to the Aegean Sea) Greek Boy
Aegides Of the aegis; protected by or belonging to the divine shield (from Greek aigis, the goatskin shield of Zeus/Athena) Greek Boy
Aegidius Derived from Greek for 'young goat' (kid); later associated with protection/guardian through similarity to 'aegis'. Greek Boy
Aegidus Young goat, 'kid' (from Greek aigidion) Greek Boy
Aegisthus From Greek aegis ('aigis') meaning 'shield' or 'goatskin' - 'bearer of the aegis' / 'protected by the shield'. Greek Boy
Aegyptus Named for Egypt; 'Egyptian' or 'of Egypt' (derived from the ancient name for Egypt) Greek, Latin Boy
Aeneades Descendant or son of the Trojan hero Aeneas Greek, Latin Boy
Aeneias Praiseworthy; one who is praised Greek Boy
Aenescumb ‘Aeneas’s valley’ or more broadly ‘praiseworthy/praised valley’ (valley of the praised one) Greek Boy
Aeolius Associated with Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds - 'of the wind' or 'quick-moving' Greek, Latin Boy
Aeolos Name of the keeper of the winds; from Greek meaning 'quick-moving', 'nimble' or 'of the wind'. Greek Boy

Greek Boys name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Greek-origin name in our dataset.

2,108
Names in this origin
40
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
457,396
Peak year 0