Greek Boy Names
Showing 50
of 2,108 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porfiry | From Greek porphyra 'purple' - 'purple-clad' or 'born in the purple' | Greek, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Porfiryo | From Greek porphyra 'purple' - 'purple-clad' or 'born to the purple' (associated with nobility) | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Porfryio | 'Purple-clad' or 'born in the purple' (from Greek porphyra 'purple') | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Porfryo | From Greek porphyrios, meaning "purple" or "purple-clad" | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Praxiteles | From Greek praxis ('action') + -teles ('accomplished/complete'): 'one who achieves through action' or 'accomplished in action'. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Praxitelis | Accomplisher of actions; one who brings deeds to completion | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Priamo | Name of the legendary King of Troy (Priamos). Traditionally linked to the idea of 'ransom' or 'redeemed' (from Greek πριάμαι 'to buy'), though the exact etymology is uncertain. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Priamos | Traditionally interpreted as "ransomed" or "redeemed"; exact etymology uncertain | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Priapus | Name of the Greek god of fertility, gardens and male virility, historically associated with phallic symbolism and protection of livestock and crops. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Procrustes | Name of a mythological Greek bandit who stretched or amputated travelers to make them fit his bed; often rendered as "the stretcher". | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokop | To advance, progress; 'one who advances' or 'progressing' | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokopios | From Greek 'prokopē' meaning 'progress, advancement, success' - 'one who progresses or makes progress'. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokopis | Progress, advancement | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prokopy | Advance, progress - 'one who makes progress' | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Prophyr | Purple; associated with imperial purple | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Protesilaos | First of the people | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Protesilaus | From Greek prōt- (first) + laos (people); commonly interpreted as ‘first to leap’ (the first Greek to land at Troy) or ‘first among the people’. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Proteus | Versatile, ever-changing; associated with a shape-shifting sea god (related to Greek 'protos' meaning 'first') | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Protey | Associated with 'first' or 'prime' and with changeability/versatility (after Proteus, the shape‑shifting sea god). | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Psy | Mind; soul | English, Greek, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Pyete | Rock, stone | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyeter | Rock; stone | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pygmalion | Name of a mythical Cypriot sculptor (and a Phoenician king in some traditions); etymology uncertain, possibly from Greek pygma (fist) | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pylades | Likely 'gate-guardian' or 'descendant of the gate' (from Greek πύλη pylē 'gate' + patronymic -άδης). | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyly | Lover of horses | Greek, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Pyramus | Uncertain - likely from the ancient name of the Pyramus river (in Cilicia); sometimes linked by folk etymology to Greek pyr- 'fire', but the etymology is unclear. | Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Pyrhus | Fiery; flame-colored; red-haired | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyrrhos | Flame-colored, red-haired; fiery (from Greek πυρρός, related to πῦρ 'fire') | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyrrhus | Flame-colored; red-haired; fiery | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Pyrro | Flame-colored; red-haired; fiery | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Remos | Linked to the Latin name Remus - possibly 'oar' or 'rower'; also associated with Remus, the legendary twin of Romulus. | Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Renos | Reborn, born again | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Rhadamanthus | Mythological Cretan king and later judge of the dead; commonly interpreted as a 'just/righteous ruler' or 'wise lawgiver'. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Rhesus | Name of a Thracian king in Greek mythology; exact meaning uncertain, likely of Thracian origin | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Rhodos | From Rhodes; 'rose' or 'rosy' (name of the Greek island) | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Rhoecus | Uncertain; likely connected to the Greek root ῥέω / ῥοή (rheo/rhoē) 'to flow' or 'stream', so roughly 'flowing' or 'of the stream'. | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Rigas | King | Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Ritsos | Likely a patronymic or diminutive surname; exact meaning uncertain | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Rodon | Literally 'rose' (from Greek ῥόδον); alternatively may function as a short form of Germanic 'Rod-' names meaning 'fame'. | Albanian, Greek | Boy | — | |
| sabastian | From Sebastia; 'venerable' | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Sakis | Little Athanasios/Anastasios | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Salmoneus | Name of a mythological Greek king, likely meaning "of Salmone" (from the place or eponymous figure Salmone). | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Sarpedon | Name of a heroic Lycian prince in Greek mythology; etymology uncertain (possibly pre‑Greek or Anatolian). | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Savely | Sabellian; Sabine | Church Slavonic, Greek, Latin, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Scarus | Parrotfish - a colorful reef fish; figuratively vibrant and sea-associated | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Scorpion | Scorpion | English, Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Sebasten | Venerable; from Sebastia. | Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Sebastene | Venerable, revered | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Sebastiane | Venerable; revered | Greek | Boy | — | |
| Sebestian | From Sebastia; 'venerable' or 'revered' | 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