There are 1324 Greek names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Greek names 1 to 20. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #12 and a usage of 0.7694%. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Greek, and Italian Angelo, the English and Greek Adonis, and the German, Greek, Scandinavian, and Welsh name, Andreas. The unusual Greek names are Aggelos (Greek), Alekos (Greek), Alexandros (Greek), Amyntor (Greek), Anastassios (Greek), Angelos (Greek), Aniketos (Greek), Ares (Greek), Aris (Greek), Aristides (Greek), Aristo (Greek), Aristotle (English and Greek), Arri (English, Greek, and Estonian), Athanasios (Greek), Baruch (Greek and Hebrew), and Charalambos (Greek).

Greek names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1979, 19.139% of baby boys were given Greek names. There were 65 Greek names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Greek names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2008, 60 Greek names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 11.703%. Within all Greek names, the English Joshua was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #4 and a usage of 0.8799%.

GREEK NAMES:

Adonis 854

lord, ruler ... in the English and Greek languages, and its ... lover of Aphrodite in Greek mythology; he died ...

Andreas 969

male, manly, brave, ...Andreas' language of origin is Old Greek. ...

Andrew 12

male, manly, brave, ... used in the English, Greek, and Russian languages, ...

Angelo 284

messenger of God, angel ...Angelo's origin is Old Greek. ...