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There are 1065 Greek names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Greek names 1 to 20. Within these names, Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #25 and a usage of 0.372%, followed in descending order by Alexandra (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish), Arianna (Italian and Greek), and Anastasia (English, German, Greek, and Russian). The unusual Greek names are Adonia (Greek), Agathe (Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, and Scandinavian), Alathea (Greek), Alexine (Greek), Anaitis (Greek), Anastatia (Greek), Andrianna (Greek), Angeliki (Greek), Annthea (Greek), Anthoula (Greek), Aphrodisios (Greek), Athanasia (Greek), Athina (Greek), Calliope (Greek and Latinized), Despina (Greek), and Despoina (Greek). Greek names are classic favorites. Today they are still very popular as baby girl names, but not as much as they were in the past. Their usage peaked in 1917 with 19.399% of baby girls being given Greek names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 61 Greek names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2007, their total usage was 6.514% with 63 Greek names listed among the top 1000. Among all Greek names, Sophia (English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.8063%.
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GREEK NAMES: Adonia ... lord, ruler ... it is used largely in Greek ... Agathe ... kind, good ... Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, and ... Alathea ... truth ... is mainly used in the Greek language and it is of ... Alexandra Alexine ... defender of men ... primarily used in the Greek language and its ... Anaitis ... immaculate, chaste ... is used chiefly in the Greek language and its origin ... Anastasia Anastatia ... resurrection ... is of Old Greek origin and it is used ... Andrianna ... male, manly, brave, ... of origin is Old Greek and it is used largely ... Angeliki ... angelic, like an angel ...Angeliki is a Greek name of Latin origin. ... Anna Annthea ... flowery, blossom ... primarily used in the Greek language and its ... Anthoula ... flowery, blossom ... is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly ... Aphrodisios ... risen from foam ... of origin is Old Greek and it is used mainly ... Arianna Athanasia ... immortal ... is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly ... Athina ... its origins in the Old Greek language and it is used ... Calliope ... beautiful voice ... is used chiefly in the Greek and Latinized ... Despina ... mistress ... primarily used in the Greek language and it is of ... Despoina ... mistress ... is used chiefly in Greek and it is derived from ...
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