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Greek boys' names have traveled far beyond Greece, carried by the early church, classical learning and the spread of the New Testament, which was written in Greek. Many carry clear meanings built from Greek words. Alexander means defender of people, Nicholas means victory of the people, Theodore means gift of God, and Christopher means one who carries Christ. Andrew comes from a Greek word for manly, and Sebastian comes from a word meaning venerable or revered.

Some names on this list came into Greek from other languages and then spread through Greek texts. Thomas and Matthew entered Greek from Semitic languages, and Elias is the Greek form of the name of a Hebrew prophet. Lucas and Luke refer to a man from Lucania, a region of southern Italy. Jason is the leader of the Argonauts in Greek myth, and Angel comes from the Greek word for messenger. Alexis and Alex are both short, modern-feeling forms with Greek roots.

Many Greek names come with built-in nicknames. Alexander gives you Alex, Theodore has several friendly short forms, and Nicholas can be shortened in several ways. If you like names with deep history and clear meanings, Greek names offer plenty of choices, from classic apostles to heroes of myth.

Most popular right now

Alexander Boy
a-lihg-ZAN-dur
“defender of men” · Greek
#30
Matthew Boy
MATH-yoo
“gift of Yahweh” · Hebrew
#32
Lucas Boy
LOO-kuhs
“man from Lucania” · Latin
#10
Christopher Boy
KRIHS-tuh-fur
“bearing Christ” · Greek
#68
Andrew Boy
AN-droo
“manly, brave” · Greek
#73
Luke Boy
LOOK
“man from Lucania” · Greek
#33
Sebastian Boy
suh-BAS-chuhn
“from Sebaste; venerable” · Latin
#16
Angel Boy
AYN-juhl
“messenger” · Greek
#67
Thomas Boy
TAH-muhs
“twin” · Aramaic
#34
Nicholas Boy
NIH-kuh-luhs
“victory of the people” · Greek
#112

Top 300 of 451 names

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Name Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Alexander defender of men Greek 30 ↓ -30%
Matthew gift of Yahweh Hebrew 32 ↓ -14%
Lucas man from Lucania Latin 10 ↓ -10%
Christopher bearing Christ Greek 68 ↓ -24%
Andrew manly, brave Greek 73 ↓ -26%
Luke man from Lucania Greek 33 ↓ -11%
Sebastian from Sebaste; venerable Latin 16 → -5%
Angel messenger Greek 67 ↑ +5%
Thomas twin Aramaic 34 ↑ +7%
Nicholas victory of the people Greek 112 ↓ -23%
Alexis helper, defender Greek 554 ↓ -47%
Theodore gift of God Greek 4 ↑ +55%
Jason healer Greek 165 ↓ -28%
Elias my God is Yahweh Greek 13 ↑ +48%
Jesus Yahweh is salvation Spanish 173 ↓ -10%
Alex defender of men Greek 232 ↓ -29%
Damian to tame Greek 109 → -4%
Silas of the forest Latin 71 ↑ +27%
Timothy honoring God Greek 203 ↓ -14%
George farmer Greek 126 → +3%
Steven crown, garland Greek 271 ↓ -25%
Alejandro defender of men Spanish 195 → +3%
Nicolas victory of the people Greek 177 ↑ +8%
Jayce modern short form of Jason American (modern coinage) 167 ↓ -11%
Andres manly, brave Spanish 200 → +2%
Peter stone Greek 187 ↑ +11%
Jorge farmer Spanish 323 ↓ -13%
Xander short for Alexander, 'defender of the people' Greek 259 ↓ -35%
Phoenix mythical firebird; dark red Greek 329 ↓ -33%
Lukas from Lucania (form of Luke) German 288 ↓ -32%
Damien to tame French 352 ↓ -23%
Collin victory of the people (via Nicholas) English 493 → -4%
Theo short for Theodore, gift of God Greek 82 ↑ +77%
Simon he has heard Hebrew 230 ↑ +8%
Stephen crown, wreath Greek 383 ↓ -19%
Luka from Lucania Slavic 85 ↑ +65%
Leon lion Greek 138 ↑ +34%
Andre manly, brave French 368 ↓ -27%
Atlas possibly to bear, to endure Greek 75 ↑ +115%
Hector holding fast Greek 409 ↓ -9%
Zander short for Alexander, defender of people Greek 397 ↓ -33%
Drew short for Andrew, manly English 553 → +1%
Andy short for Andrew, manly English 565 ↓ -31%
Anderson son of Andrew Scottish 363 ↓ -17%
Angelo angel, messenger Italian 304 ↑ +6%
Matias gift of God Spanish 170 ↑ +22%
Troy from the ancient city of Troy Greek 533 ↓ -22%
Jase to heal; short form of Jason English 717 ↓ -41%
Kyrie lord Greek 244 ↓ -15%
Lyric of the lyre; song words English 640 ↓ -41%
Gregory watchful, alert Greek 593 ↓ -28%
Pedro stone, rock Spanish 455 ↓ -5%
Tobias God is good Greek 283 ↓ -7%
Nico short form of Nicholas, 'victory of the people' Italian 174 ↑ +98%
Adonis lord Greek 241 ↓ -13%
Atticus of Attica Latin 281 ↑ +8%
Orion name of a mythological hunter Greek 334 → -0%
Cyrus uncertain; name of a Persian king Persian 268 ↑ +52%
Esteban crown, garland Spanish 461 ↑ +6%
Phillip lover of horses Greek 651 ↓ -23%
Philip lover of horses Greek 528 ↓ -14%
Jayson variant of Jason, 'healer' Greek 700 ↓ -29%
Damon to tame, to subdue Greek 501 ↓ -13%
Jonas dove Hebrew 599 ↓ -22%
Darius holding firm the good Persian 788 ↓ -31%
Dennis follower of Dionysus Greek 707 ↓ -8%
Niko victory of the people Greek 325 ↑ +20%
Memphis enduring and beautiful Egyptian 640 ↓ -33%
Pierce rock, stone English 505 → +3%
Chris short form of Christopher or Christian English 646 ↑ +13%
Mathias gift of God Greek 312 ↑ +57%
Alec defender of men Scottish 977 ↓ -50%
Isaias Yahweh is salvation Spanish 426 ↑ +20%
Dorian from the Dorian people of Greece Greek 539 → -0%
Nikolas victory of the people Greek 719 ↓ -17%
Matthias gift of God Greek 372 ↑ +23%
Deacon servant, messenger English 561 → -5%
Nikolai victory of the people Russian 605 ↓ -10%
Leonidas son of the lion Greek 510 ↓ -9%
Alessandro defender of men Italian 497 ↑ +42%
Kristopher bearer of Christ Greek 1,190 ↓ -38%
Sylas of the forest (variant of Silas) Latin 440 ↑ +52%
Ares — Greek 290 ↑ +150%
Kristian follower of Christ Scandinavian 1,149 ↓ -34%
Apollo — Greek 445 ↑ +6%
Onyx claw, fingernail; the gemstone Greek 365 ↑ +97%
Nickolas victory of the people Greek 1,498 ↓ -40%
Leandro lion man Spanish 406 ↑ +89%
Demetrius follower of Demeter Greek 1,229 ↓ -38%
Lionel little lion French 659 ↑ +5%
Felipe lover of horses (form of Philip) Spanish 955 ↓ -6%
Ocean ocean, the sea English 720 ↑ +28%
Ulises Spanish form of Ulysses; meaning uncertain Spanish 1,043 ↓ -17%
Eugene well born Greek 943 ↓ -8%
Thaddeus — Aramaic 798 ↑ +6%
Jerome sacred name Greek 1,257 ↓ -25%
Cristopher bearing Christ Spanish 1,426 ↓ -14%
Alexzander variant of Alexander, 'defender of the people' American (modern coinage) 2,126 ↓ -58%
Titan one of the Titans, elder gods Greek 1,295 ↓ -61%
Anders manly Scandinavian 984 ↓ -16%
Stefan crown, wreath Greek 1,023 ↓ -15%
Steve short form of Stephen, 'crown' English 1,617 ↓ -29%
Damion to tame Greek 2,265 ↓ -51%
Indigo indigo dye; from India English 854 ↑ +30%
Dimitri follower of Demeter Russian 1,101 → -5%
Ander manly; Basque form of Andrew Basque 728 ↓ -15%
Deon variant of Dion American (modern coinage) 1,383 ↓ -12%
Bishop bishop, overseer English 1,188 ↓ -21%
Pierre stone; French form of Peter French 1,253 ↓ -10%
Dion short form of Dionysius Greek 1,268 ↓ -33%
Artemis Greek goddess; meaning uncertain Greek 1,017 ↓ -8%
Atreus often said fearless Greek 582 ↑ +54%
Ulysses Latin form of Odysseus; meaning uncertain Latin 1,201 ↓ -10%
Alistair defender of men Scottish 897 ↑ +17%
Elio sun (from Helios) Italian 388 ↑ +342%
Achilles uncertain; Greek hero Greek 1,290 ↓ -21%
Ambrose immortal Greek 735 ↑ +27%
Andreas manly, brave Greek 1,276 ↓ -6%
Yuri Russian form of George; Japanese lily Russian 1,533 ↑ +5%
Nick short for Nicholas; victory of the people English 1,447 → +2%
Osiris — Egyptian 1,077 ↓ -18%
Cedar cedar tree English 1,244 → +1%
Evander good man Greek 698 ↑ +102%
Nikita unconquered Russian 4,217 ↓ -61%
Stephan crown, wreath German 1,850 ↓ -44%
Armoni harmony (variant of Harmony) American (modern coinage) 2,215 ↓ -22%
Zephyr west wind Greek 1,203 ↑ +17%
Cristobal bearer of Christ Spanish 1,610 ↓ -7%
Aleksander defender of men Polish 1,425 ↓ -5%
Nikko victory of the people (via Nicholas) Greek 1,319 ↓ -10%
Rhodes from the Greek island; often linked to roses Greek 575 ↑ +309%
Cristofer bearer of Christ Spanish 1,935 ↓ -11%
Teo short for Teodoro or Mateo; gift of God Spanish 794 ↑ +146%
Kit short for Christopher or Katherine English 1,103 ↑ +71%
Aris best Greek 1,333 ↑ +103%
Neo new Greek 1,066 ↑ +13%
Denis of Dionysus French 1,712 → 0%
Nestor homecoming Greek 1,535 ↑ +27%
Nikola victory of the people Slavic 1,651 ↓ -32%
Linus flax Greek 1,913 ↓ -34%
Estevan crown Spanish 2,191 ↓ -21%
Alek short for Alexander, defender Greek 2,604 ↓ -54%
Lazarus God has helped Hebrew 1,143 ↑ +28%
Bastian short form of Sebastian German 1,021 ↑ +32%
Sebastien from Sebaste; venerable French 2,473 ↓ -7%
Jordi Catalan form of George; farmer Catalan 2,241 ↓ -41%
Zeus sky, bright Greek 1,351 ↓ -12%
Deion modern variant of Dion; from Dionysius American (modern coinage) 1,744 ↓ -8%
Myron myrrh, fragrant oil Greek 1,650 ↑ +8%
Alexi defender Russian 5,419 ↓ -28%
Mattias gift of God Swedish 1,233 ↑ +16%
Alexandro defender of the people Spanish 2,643 ↓ -30%
Niklaus victory of the people German 1,407 ↓ -49%
Dwight from Diot, a pet form of Dionysius English 2,774 ↓ -44%
Canon rule, standard English 2,211 ↓ -44%
Alessio defender Italian 867 ↑ +146%
Ozias Greek form of Uzziah, God is my strength Hebrew 708 ↑ +277%
Stephon crown American (modern coinage) 2,790 ↓ -39%
Alexandre defender of the people French 2,148 ↓ -29%
Lyrik respelling of lyric American (modern coinage) 4,944 ↓ -46%
Makari modern name, possibly "blessed" American (modern coinage) 918 ↑ +114%
Cypress cypress tree English 1,554 ↑ +62%
Miguelangel Michael and Angel combined Spanish 2,505 ↓ -8%
Jayse variant of Jace, short for Jason American (modern coinage) 3,804 ↓ -52%
Khristian variant of Christian, 'follower of Christ' American (modern coinage) 2,862 ↓ -44%
Elyas variant of Elias Greek 1,263 ↑ +31%
Greer watchful; from Gregor Scottish 1,851 ↑ +24%
Sabastian variant of Sebastian, 'venerable' American (modern coinage) 3,497 ↓ -45%
Levon lion Armenian 1,648 → -5%
Jacen variant of Jason American (modern coinage) 3,695 ↓ -52%
Asiah variant of Asia or Asiya American (modern coinage) 1,293 ↑ +54%
Isidro gift of Isis Spanish 1,815 ↑ +19%
Jaysen variant of Jason, healer American (modern coinage) 1,830 ↑ +40%
Athan immortal; short for Athanasius Greek 2,678 ↓ -19%
Demetri variant of Dimitri, follower of Demeter Greek 2,688 ↓ -28%
Eros love; Greek god of love Greek 1,324 ↑ +25%
Nile from the river Nile Greek 1,848 → 0%
Theron hunter Greek 2,474 ↓ -20%
Emrys Welsh form of Ambrose, immortal Welsh 1,260 ↑ +87%
Luc from Lucania; French form of Luke French 3,483 ↓ -35%
Andrei form of Andrew, manly Russian 2,517 ↓ -12%
Filip form of Philip, lover of horses Greek 2,952 ↓ -33%
Lex short form of Alexander, defender Greek 2,322 ↓ -28%
Basil royal, kingly Greek 2,022 ↑ +28%
Arion legendary Greek poet and horse Greek 2,092 → -4%
Gregorio form of Gregory, watchful Italian 2,336 ↓ -9%
Andrey Russian form of Andrew, manly Russian 3,379 ↓ -43%
Gene short form of Eugene, well-born English 2,238 ↓ -34%
Kris short form of Kristopher or Kristian English 3,218 ↓ -43%
Leander lion man Greek 1,463 ↑ +36%
Alister variant of Alistair, form of Alexander Scottish 1,689 ↓ -8%
Ezio Italian, from Aetius: eagle Italian 1,224 ↑ +90%
Perseus Greek hero who beheaded Medusa Greek 1,210 ↑ +53%
Tyrus from the city of Tyre Latin 3,307 ↓ -41%
Keandre blend of Ke- and Andre American (modern coinage) 3,276 ↓ -29%
Fenix variant of Phoenix, the mythical firebird Spanish 2,013 ↑ +19%
Draco dragon Latin 1,733 ↓ -7%
Lisandro Spanish form of Lysander: liberator Spanish 1,404 ↑ +225%
Giorgio Italian form of George: farmer Italian 1,963 ↑ +15%
Kristofer variant of Christopher, bearer of Christ Scandinavian 3,622 ↓ -22%
Daemon variant of Damon: to tame Greek 1,645 ↑ +162%
Pete short form of Peter: rock, stone English 2,382 ↑ +14%
Triton name of a Greek sea god Greek 4,845 ↓ -73%
Jairus he shines, he enlightens Hebrew 2,622 ↑ +9%
Jaceon variant of Jason: healer American (modern coinage) 3,339 ↓ -45%
Christofer variant of Christopher: bearer of Christ Greek 4,569 ↓ -31%
Rhythm rhythm, measured flow English 2,770 ↑ +9%
Jeronimo Spanish form of Jerome, sacred name Spanish 1,911 ↑ +61%
Stefano Italian form of Stephen: crown Italian 2,565 ↑ +30%
Nicolai form of Nicholas: victory of the people Russian 2,590 → +2%
Demian variant of Damian: to tame Greek 2,489 ↑ +17%
Alpha first letter of the Greek alphabet Greek 2,079 ↑ +8%
Esdras Greek form of Ezra, help Hebrew 2,012 ↑ +23%
Tim short for Timothy: honoring God English 3,230 ↑ +16%
Zacharias God has remembered Hebrew 3,946 ↓ -56%
Jaycen variant of Jason, healer Greek 2,859 ↓ -10%
Giannis Greek form of John, God is gracious Greek 1,692 ↓ -23%
Psalm a sacred song English 1,110 ↑ +397%
Phoenyx variant of Phoenix, the mythical firebird Greek 4,724 ↓ -55%
Dameon variant of Damian: to tame Greek 4,065 ↑ +13%
Zacchaeus pure, innocent Hebrew 2,389 ↓ -8%
Christen follower of Christ; variant of Christian English 9,591 ↓ -41%
Theodor form of Theodore, "gift of God" Greek 2,004 → -4%
Nicola victory of the people Italian 3,920 ↑ +8%
Geno short form of Eugene, "well born" Greek 2,728 ↓ -10%
Aleksandr Russian form of Alexander, "defender of men" Russian 2,837 ↑ +13%
Demitri variant of Dimitri, "devoted to Demeter" Greek 3,462 ↓ -8%
Dmitri devoted to Demeter Russian 3,465 ↓ -20%
Artem Russian form of Artemios, "of Artemis" Russian 3,185 ↓ -23%
Hero from Greek legend; also the English word Greek 2,195 ↑ +12%
Galen calm; possibly healer Greek 4,442 ↓ -49%
Perrin French pet form of Pierre, "rock" French 4,667 ↓ -35%
Nikolaos victory of the people Greek 2,591 ↑ +6%
Ulices Spanish variant of Ulysses Spanish 2,936 ↓ -30%
Jasen variant of Jason, "healer" Greek 5,297 ↓ -31%
Alias variant of Elias; my God is Yahweh American (modern coinage) 1,572 ↑ +80%
Arius Greek name, possibly warlike Greek 2,677 ↓ -11%
Jory Cornish form of George; farmer Cornish 4,614 ↑ +22%
Tytan respelling of Titan; giant American (modern coinage) 7,156 ↓ -80%
Allister variant of Alasdair; defender of men Scottish 2,995 ↓ -35%
Alekzander respelling of Alexander; defender of men American (modern coinage) 5,616 ↓ -41%
Alastair Scottish form of Alexander; defender of men Scottish 2,147 ↑ +72%
Cosmo order, world Italian 1,934 ↑ +33%
Cyan greenish-blue color English 5,761 ↑ +17%
Aster star; the aster flower Greek 2,935 ↑ +14%
Denny short for Dennis; follower of Dionysus English 4,284 ↑ +41%
Michelangelo Michael plus angel Italian 2,967 → -2%
Atom smallest particle, or an Armenian name English 3,384 ↓ -32%
Cyril lordly Greek 3,143 ↓ -7%
Eugenio well-born Italian 3,268 ↓ -5%
Drue variant of Drew, from Andrew English 2,551 ↑ +214%
Konstantinos steadfast, constant Greek 4,002 ↓ -51%
Alexandros defender of men Greek 2,644 ↑ +69%
Geronimo holy name Italian 3,541 ↓ -22%
Ilias Greek form of Elijah, my God is Yahweh Greek 2,316 ↑ +54%
Klaus German short form of Nikolaus, victory German 2,245 ↑ +7%
Theophilus friend of God, loved by God Greek 2,417 ↑ +33%
Alexei defender Russian 3,245 ↓ -12%
Christos Christ, anointed one Greek 3,459 ↓ -6%
Aleczander variant of Alexander, defender of men Greek 10,745 ↓ -78%
Parris variant of Paris English 12,862 ↓ -36%
Greg short for Gregory; watchful English 4,761 ↓ -12%
Derian modern variant of Darian or Dorian American (modern coinage) 2,577 ↑ +89%
Pheonix variant of Phoenix, mythical firebird Greek 6,072 ↓ -32%
Anjel variant of Angel, messenger Spanish 8,305 ↓ -40%
Aleksandar Slavic form of Alexander, defender of men Slavic 4,711 → 0%
Damen variant of Damon or Damian, to tame Greek 5,914 ↓ -53%
Nicco short form of Niccolò, victory of the people Italian 4,817 ↓ -36%
Nicolo variant of Niccolò, victory of the people Italian 2,745 → +4%
Dimitrios follower of Demeter Greek 3,464 ↑ +65%
Macario blessed, happy Greek 3,719 ↓ -29%
Timmy diminutive of Timothy, honoring God Greek 6,107 ↓ -44%
Sandro Italian short form of Alessandro Italian 2,596 ↑ +112%
Omega last letter of the Greek alphabet Greek 4,016 ↓ -39%
Pearce variant of Pierce; rock, stone English 4,666 ↓ -35%
Niccolo form of Nicholas; victory of the people Italian 3,070 ↑ +38%
Pietro Italian form of Peter; rock Italian 3,074 ↑ +38%
Jaison variant of Jason; healer American (modern coinage) 5,702 ↓ -45%
Homero Spanish form of Homer; possibly hostage Spanish 5,694 ↓ -45%
Alexsander variant of Alexander; defender of men Greek 8,280 ↓ -55%
Nicholai variant of Nikolai; victory of the people Russian 7,075 ↓ -52%
Nicklaus variant of Nicholas, victory of the people Greek 7,535 ↓ -56%
Nicodemus victory of the people Greek 2,826 ↑ +15%
Teodoro form of Theodore; gift of God Spanish 2,752 → +2%
Khristopher variant of Christopher; bearing Christ Greek 5,315 ↓ -28%
Christ anointed one Greek 3,392 ↑ +89%
Cristo Christ; anointed one Spanish 6,532 ↓ -24%
Sander short form of Alexander, "defender of men" Dutch 3,030 ↓ -11%
Eliud God is my praise Hebrew 5,265 ↓ -49%
Etienne French form of Stephen; crown French 3,977 → +4%
Nikolaus form of Nicholas; victory of the people German 4,346 ↑ +14%
Yanni Greek pet form of Ioannis (John) Greek 5,594 ↓ -6%
Niklas form of Nicholas; victory of the people German 8,060 ↓ -17%
Nicky pet form of Nicholas or Nicole English 9,456 ↓ -38%
Lucus variant of Lucas; from Lucania Latin 7,482 → 0%
Sacha French pet form of Alexander French 3,739 ↑ +7%
Leandre French form of Leander, "lion man" French 5,324 ↓ -14%
Demetrio form of Demetrius, "of Demeter" Italian 5,441 ↓ -23%
Christan variant of Christian Latin 9,072 ↑ +14%
Artemio from Artemius, "of Artemis" Spanish 3,383 ↑ +89%

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