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The table below contains the most popular Greek-origin names that have been given to baby boys in the USA during the last hundred years (1905 through 2004).
Some of these names are found in the New Testament.
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security
Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names
given to baby boys in each of these years. This list
and other similar tables on this site can help you research
the history and find the meaning of many popular ethnic names for your baby boy.
| Name | Derivation or Meaning | Rank | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher | means Christ bearer. | 1 | 1,844,561 |
| George | means of or relating to a farmer. | 2 | 1,314,690 |
| Steven | means crown. | 3 | 1,233,153 |
| Andrew | means manly. | 4 | 1,086,071 |
| Timothy | means revering God. | 5 | 1,020,039 |
| Jason | means healer. | 6 | 944,091 |
| Stephen | means crown. | 7 | 827,592 |
| Nicholas | means victorious amond the people. | 8 | 764,421 |
| Gregory | means observant. | 9 | 688,570 |
| Peter | means rock. | 10 | 536,721 |
| Alexander | means defender of men. | 11 | 445,104 |
| Eugene | means wellborn. | 12 | 363,742 |
| Philip | means lover of horses. | 13 | 323,168 |
| Phillip | means lover of horses. | 14 | 292,561 |
| Christian | means Christian believer. | 15 | 272,770 |
| Theodore | means gift of God. | 16 | 197,512 |
| Jesus | means Jah is savior. | 17 | 166,037 |
| Jerome | means bearing a holy name. | 18 | 153,705 |
| Luke | means light bringer. | 19 | 136,304 |
| Hector | means holding fast. | 20 | 79,884 |
| Mathew | is a variation of Matthew. | 21 | 64,117 |
| Damon | means to tame. | 22 | 53,625 |
| Homer | means hostage. | 23 | 53,160 |
| Myron | means aromatic oil. | 24 | 41,513 |
| Damian | means to tame. | 25 | 39,065 |
| Darius | means to possess good. | 26 | 38,626 |
| Elias | is a variation of Elijah. | 27 | 33,091 |
| Demetrius | is derived from the name of a mythological Greek goddess. | 28 | 27,898 |
| Stephan | means crown. | 29 | 23,796 |
| Silas | is a diminutive form of Silvanus. | 30 | 14,752 |
| Galen | means healer. | 31 | 14,500 |
| Jonas | is an alternate form of Jonah. | 32 | 13,103 |
| Theron | means hunter. | 33 | 9,559 |
| Basil | means kingly or royal. | 34 | 9,425 |
| Cyril | means lordly. | 35 | 8,807 |
| Lucian | means light. | 36 | 2,775 |
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