Ancient Greek names are suddenly being used for modern babies. The revival of Greek mythology as a fresh naming influence has led to thousands of babies being born with once-unusual names like Penelope, Atlas, and Calliope. 

Along with Penelope, Ancient Greek girl names ranking in the US Top 1000 include Athena, Alexandra, Chloe, Paris, Sophia, and Zoe. 
For boys, the Ancient Greek name influence is even stronger. Along with Atlas, Ancient Greek boy names ranking in the Top 1000 include Alexander, Theodore, Orion, Leon, and Sebastian.
Now we are moving beyond names from solely mythology and considering names that were used in Ancient Greek culture. There is some crossover between these categories, although Greek children were usually given variations of the names of gods and goddesses, rather than the actual divine name.

Along with Alexandra and Zoe, Greek girl names in the US Top 700 include Anastasia, Chloe, and Irene. Boy baby names ranking highly include Alexander, Damon, Leonidas, Orion, and Theodore. In Greece, popular names include Athanasios, Eirene, Nicholas, and Sophia.

Along with familiar choices like Jason, Gregory, and Melissa, you’ll find many intriguing names from Ancient Greece that are waiting to be discovered.
 
For more Greek names, take a look at our lists of <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/624/gorgeous-greek-goddess-names-for-babies">Greek Goddess Names</a> and <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/540/greek-baby-names-for-modern-kids">Greek Baby Names for Modern Kids.</a>

Ancient Greek Names

Achilles

Adonis

Aeneas

Aesop

Agatha

Agnes

Aikaterine

Alexander

Alexandra

Alexios

Alexis

Ambrose

Ambrosia

Ambrosius

Anastasia

Anatole

Andreas

Andrew

Apollonia

Archimedes

Aristotle

Arsenios

Artemisia

Athanasios

Atticus

Basil

Berenice

Charis

Chloe

Christian

Christopher

Chrysanthe

Chrysanthos

Cleon

Cleopatra

Cletus

Corinna

Cosmas

Cosmo

Cyril

Damian

Damon

Demetria

Demetrius

Demosthenes

Diogenes

Dion

Dionysius

Dorian

Doris

Dorkas

Draco

Eirene

Eleos

Eneas

Erasmus

Erastus

Eudoxia

Eugene

Eugenia

Eugenios

Eulalia

Eunike

Euphemia

Eupraxia

Eustace

Galen

Giles

Gregor

Gregory

Hagne

Hector

Helene

Hermes

Hero

Heron

Hieronymus

Hilarion

Hippolytos

Homer

Homeros

Hyacinth

Hylas

Hypatia

Irenaeus

Irene

Isidora

Isidore

Jason

Jerome

Kallisto

Kassandra

Leander

Leon

Leonidas

Linus

Lysander

Lysistrata

Markos

Melissa

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