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Greek Mythology Names

120 names

Greek mythology has given the world some of its most enduring names. The gods, heroes and nymphs of ancient Greece appear in epic poems, tragedies and later art, and their names still carry a sense of wisdom, beauty and adventure.

Several of the names here come from the great epics. Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus in the Odyssey, and Hector is the noble Trojan prince of the Iliad. Elena is a form of Helen, whose beauty was said to spark the Trojan War. Jason led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece.

Goddesses and nature spirits add grace to the list. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, Iris the messenger goddess of the rainbow, and Selena echoes Selene, the goddess of the moon. Phoebe was a Titan associated with brightness, Cora connects to Kore, another name for Persephone, and Chloe and Khloe come from an epithet of Demeter linked to green shoots. Ariana and Arianna are often tied to Ariadne of the labyrinth story, and Melissa means bee in Greek. Phoenix is the legendary bird reborn from its own ashes. These names work well for parents who love classical stories, but it is worth reading the myth behind each one, since some figures have complicated or tragic tales.

Most popular right now

Chloe Girl
KLOH-ee
“young green shoot” · Greek
#23
Jason Boy
JAY-suhn
“healer” · Greek
#165
Penelope Girl
puh-NEL-uh-pee
“uncertain; possibly duck or weaver” · Greek
#22
Ariana Girl
ar-ee-AH-nuh
“most holy; form of Ariadne” · Italian
#128
Arianna Girl
ar-ee-AH-nuh
“most holy” · Italian
#234
Elena Girl
eh-LAY-nuh
“form of Helen; meaning uncertain” · Greek
#42
Khloe Girl
KLOH-ee
“young green shoot” · Greek
#272
Cora Girl
KAW-ruh
“maiden” · Greek
#113
Athena Girl
uh-THEE-nuh
Greek
#109
Iris Girl
EYE-ris
“rainbow” · Greek
#61

All 120 names

Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.

Name Sex Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Chloe Girl young green shoot Greek 23 → +1%
Jason Boy healer Greek 165 ↓ -28%
Penelope Girl uncertain; possibly duck or weaver Greek 22 → +1%
Ariana Girl most holy; form of Ariadne Italian 128 ↓ -30%
Arianna Girl most holy Italian 234 ↓ -40%
Elena Girl form of Helen; meaning uncertain Greek 42 ↑ +23%
Khloe Girl young green shoot Greek 272 ↓ -34%
Cora Girl maiden Greek 113 ↓ -20%
Athena Girl — Greek 109 → -2%
Iris Girl rainbow Greek 61 ↑ +71%
Phoenix Unisex mythical firebird; dark red Greek 329 ↓ -33%
Melissa Girl honeybee Greek 420 ↓ -16%
Atlas Boy possibly to bear, to endure Greek 75 ↑ +115%
Hector Boy holding fast Greek 409 ↓ -9%
Phoebe Girl bright, radiant Greek 157 ↑ +60%
Selena Girl moon Greek 268 ↓ -6%
Paris Girl from the French city; Trojan prince French 592 ↓ -34%
Daphne Girl laurel Greek 178 ↑ +131%
Adonis Boy lord Greek 241 ↓ -13%
Orion Boy name of a mythological hunter Greek 334 → -0%
Helen Girl uncertain; often linked to 'torch' or 'light' Greek 462 ↓ -7%
Cassandra Girl uncertain; name of a Trojan prophetess Greek 631 ↑ +5%
Jayson Boy variant of Jason, 'healer' Greek 700 ↓ -29%
Cynthia Girl woman from Mount Kynthos Greek 1,014 ↓ -20%
Helena Girl uncertain; possibly torch or light Greek 363 ↑ +42%
Maia Girl mother, nurse Greek 433 ↑ +16%
Irene Girl peace Greek 651 ↓ -6%
Ares Boy — Greek 290 ↑ +150%
Kora Girl maiden Greek 491 → -3%
Apollo Boy — Greek 445 ↑ +6%
Leandro Boy lion man Spanish 406 ↑ +89%
Kassandra Girl — Greek 1,177 ↓ -5%
Thalia Girl to flourish, to bloom Greek 648 ↑ +32%
Rhea Girl uncertain; possibly flowing or earth Greek 639 → -3%
Ulises Boy Spanish form of Ulysses; meaning uncertain Spanish 1,043 ↓ -17%
Calliope Girl beautiful voice Greek 451 ↑ +66%
Selene Girl moon Greek 623 ↑ +39%
Titan Boy one of the Titans, elder gods Greek 1,295 ↓ -61%
Persephone Girl — Greek 735 ↑ +12%
Ariadne Girl most holy Greek 1,758 ↓ -41%
Delia Girl of Delos Greek 1,561 ↓ -18%
Artemis Unisex Greek goddess; meaning uncertain Greek 1,017 ↓ -8%
Atreus Boy often said fearless Greek 582 ↑ +54%
Ulysses Boy Latin form of Odysseus; meaning uncertain Latin 1,201 ↓ -10%
Achilles Boy uncertain; Greek hero Greek 1,290 ↓ -21%
Eleni Girl Greek form of Helen Greek 1,038 ↑ +61%
Ariadna Girl most holy (form of Ariadne) Spanish 1,417 ↑ +11%
Zephyr Boy west wind Greek 1,203 ↑ +17%
Aura Girl breeze Greek 817 ↑ +75%
Dafne Girl laurel Greek 1,047 ↑ +200%
Nestor Boy homecoming Greek 1,535 ↑ +27%
Melia Girl ash tree Greek 2,527 ↓ -33%
Linus Boy flax Greek 1,913 ↓ -34%
Althea Girl healing Greek 1,299 ↑ +10%
Zeus Boy sky, bright Greek 1,351 ↓ -12%
Danae Girl — Greek 2,417 ↓ -28%
Echo Girl echo Greek 2,339 ↓ -37%
Gaia Girl earth Greek 1,392 → +1%
Eris Girl strife Greek 1,623 ↑ +17%
Doris Girl Dorian woman Greek 2,909 ↓ -22%
Elara Girl lover of Zeus; a moon of Jupiter Greek 942 ↑ +102%
Charis Girl grace Greek 3,137 ↓ -26%
Eros Boy love; Greek god of love Greek 1,324 ↑ +25%
Hellen Girl variant of Helen Greek 1,800 ↑ +37%
Sybil Girl prophetess Greek 1,426 ↑ +50%
Arion Boy legendary Greek poet and horse Greek 2,092 → -4%
Briseida Girl Spanish form of Briseis Spanish 2,491 ↑ +87%
Leander Boy lion man Greek 1,463 ↑ +36%
Hermione Girl of Hermes Greek 2,008 → +2%
Perseus Boy Greek hero who beheaded Medusa Greek 1,210 ↑ +53%
Kasandra Girl variant of Cassandra Greek 5,479 → +4%
Fenix Unisex variant of Phoenix, the mythical firebird Spanish 2,013 ↑ +19%
Briseis Girl daughter of Briseus Greek 5,437 ↓ -53%
Chloee Girl variant of Chloe, green shoot American (modern coinage) 5,756 ↓ -54%
Triton Boy name of a Greek sea god Greek 4,845 ↓ -73%
Theia Girl goddess, divine Greek 1,989 ↑ +26%
Kalliope Girl beautiful voice Greek 1,787 ↑ +34%
Arianne Girl French form of Ariadne: most holy French 4,180 ↑ +10%
Casandra Girl variant of Cassandra Greek 10,261 ↓ -40%
Andromeda Girl ruler of men Greek 2,327 ↑ +5%
Ariane Girl French form of Ariadne, most holy French 6,351 ↓ -22%
Cinthia Girl variant of Cynthia, from Mount Cynthus Spanish 7,976 ↓ -48%
Hero Boy from Greek legend; also the English word Greek 2,195 ↑ +12%
Sirena Girl siren, mermaid Spanish 3,445 → -4%
Ulices Boy Spanish variant of Ulysses Spanish 2,936 ↓ -30%
Pandora Girl all-gifted Greek 4,526 ↓ -24%
Helene Girl French form of Helen; possibly torch French 3,602 ↑ +17%
Phebe Girl variant of Phoebe; bright, radiant Greek 5,669 ↓ -27%
Leandre Boy French form of Leander, "lion man" French 5,324 ↓ -14%
Ulisses Boy Portuguese form of Ulysses (Odysseus) Portuguese 5,828 ↑ +7%
Phaedra Girl bright Greek 7,409 ↓ -32%
Larisa Girl from the Greek city Larissa Russian 7,705 ↑ +8%
Pheobe Girl variant of Phoebe, 'bright, radiant' Greek 7,063 ↓ -11%
Deyanira Girl Spanish form of Deianira, 'man-destroyer' Spanish 13,647 ↓ -46%
Daphney Girl variant of Daphne, laurel Greek 12,209 ↓ -30%
Ione Girl violet Greek 7,265 ↓ -25%
Phyllis Girl foliage, leafy Greek 12,873 ↓ -65%
Nereida Girl sea nymph Greek — ↓ -100%
Electra Girl amber, shining Greek 8,000 ↑ +30%
Leda Girl uncertain, possibly woman Greek 8,641 ↓ -20%
Nereyda Girl variant of Nereida, sea nymph Spanish 8,719 ↑ +50%
Synthia Girl variant of Cynthia Greek 13,047 ↑ +40%
Demetra Girl variant of Demeter Greek 12,228 ↓ -36%
Ulyses Boy variant of Ulysses Latin 9,638 ↓ -33%
Hercules Boy glory of Hera Greek 4,921 ↑ +67%
Despina Girl lady, mistress Greek 15,508 ↓ -54%
Sibyl Girl prophetess Greek 5,537 ↑ +53%
Eudora Girl good gift Greek 5,137 ↑ +108%
Dione Unisex divine; a Greek goddess Greek 11,003 → 0%
Narciso Boy form of Narcissus Spanish 13,311 ↓ -17%
Iola Girl possibly from Greek, violet Greek 12,412 ↓ -36%
Hipolito Boy freer of horses Greek 10,062 new
Cassondra Girl variant of Cassandra Greek — new
Cassaundra Girl variant of Cassandra Greek — new
Charon Boy ferryman of the dead Greek — new
Alcide Boy descendant of Alcaeus, a Heracles name French — ↓ -100%
Daphine Girl variant of Daphne, laurel Greek — new
Phillis Girl variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new
Phylis Girl variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new
Phyliss Girl variant of Phyllis, foliage Greek — new

More names from the myths

These figures from the myths do not yet appear in US birth data often enough to have their own profile, but they are real names with real stories.

FigureWho they are
Heraqueen of the gods and goddess of marriage
Aphroditegoddess of love and beauty
Hermesmessenger of the gods and guide of travelers
Demetergoddess of agriculture and the harvest
Poseidongod of the sea, earthquakes and horses
Hadesruler of the underworld
Dionysusgod of wine, festivity and theater
Hestiagoddess of the hearth and home
Hephaestusgod of fire, metalworking and craftsmen
Eosgoddess of the dawn
Heliosgod of the sun
Nikegoddess of victory
ThemisTitaness of divine law and order
Letomother of Apollo and Artemis
Hebegoddess of youth and cupbearer of the gods
Nyxprimordial goddess of the night
Pangod of the wild, shepherds and flocks
ClioMuse of history
EratoMuse of love poetry
UraniaMuse of astronomy
EuterpeMuse of music and lyric poetry
Calypsonymph who kept Odysseus on her island
Thetissea nymph and mother of Achilles
Psychemortal woman who became the wife of Eros
Antigonedaughter of Oedipus who defied Creon to bury her brother
Atalantaswift huntress who joined the Calydonian boar hunt
Odysseuscunning king of Ithaca and hero of the Odyssey
TheseusAthenian hero who slew the Minotaur
Castorhorseman and one of the Dioscuri twins