The second most common name is Yannis or Giannis equally popular in the islands and mainland as well.

Most common names greece. How is it possible to have five people in one family named Nikos. For more Greek names take a look at our lists of Greek Goddess Names and Greek Baby Names for Modern Kids. But there are so many other Greek girl names worth consideration from Acacia to Zephyrine that the entire list bears a closer look.

The popular names in Greece are unlikely to change in the near. According to a survey conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority ELSTAT the most popular male and female names in Greece are Giorgos. Because the grandfather Nikos wants his children to name at least of their own kids after him.

11 rows 1 Maria. The charts held few surprises with the name Sophia popular around East Europe whereas Emma is a favorite in Western European countries. Other common Greek last names include.

In Greece popular names include Athanasios Eirene Nicholas and Sophia. 102 rows First names. Along with familiar choices like Jason Gregory and Melissa youll find many intriguing names from Ancient Greece that are waiting to be discovered.

It is interesting to note that 310 Greek women have one of the top 5 names over 40 have the top 15 and almost 60 have to top 20. Giorgos is indeed the most common male name everywhere in Greece both in the mainland and the islands. If you have watched by Big Greek Fat Wedding you will know exactly what I am referring to.

Papageorgiou Oikonomou Papadimitriou Georgiou Papaioannou Pappas Vasileiou Nikolaou Karagiannis Vlachos Antoniou Makris Papanikolaou Dimitriou Ioannidis Georgiadis Triantafyllou Papadakis Athanasiou. Unique Greek girl names currently in style include Anastasia Anthea Calypso Cassia Dorothea Eulalia Ione Lyra and Phoebe. British daily newspaper The Independent published maps listing the most common names for boys and girls around Europe.