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The table below contains the most popular Greek-origin names that have been given to baby girls 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 girls in each of these years. This list
and other similar tables on this site can help you find and
research the history, derivation, and meaning of many popular
and unusual ethnic names for your baby girl!
| Name | Derivation or Meaning | Rank | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | means bitterness. | 1 | 3,783,774 |
| Barbara | means foreign. | 2 | 1,421,826 |
| Margaret | means pearl. | 3 | 1,135,465 |
| Dorothy | means goddess of gifts. | 4 | 1,075,464 |
| Helen | means light. | 5 | 927,383 |
| Melissa | means bee. | 6 | 725,641 |
| Cynthia | means she of Mount Synthus. | 7 | 695,449 |
| Pamela | means honey. | 8 | 589,638 |
| Christine | means Christian. | 9 | 572,272 |
| Joan | is a feminine form of John. | 10 | 476,449 |
| Christina | means Christian. | 11 | 454,392 |
| Doris | is derived from the name of a region in Greece. | 12 | 453,164 |
| Lois | means famous soldier. | 13 | 321,363 |
| Phyllis | means green leaf. | 14 | 318,982 |
| Irene | means peace. | 15 | 317,213 |
| Thelma | means will. | 16 | 213,885 |
| Joanne | is a feminine form of John. | 17 | 208,907 |
| Melanie | means blackness. | 18 | 196,618 |
| Alexandra | means one who defends. | 19 | 177,114 |
| Bernice | means bringing victory. | 20 | 169,076 |
| Cassandra | means shining upon man. | 21 | 154,310 |
| Joann | is a feminine form of John. | 22 | 153,658 |
| Madeline | means woman of Magdala. | 23 | 130,401 |
| Marlene | is a diminutive form of Magdalene. | 24 | 124,367 |
| Lydia | means Lydian woman. | 25 | 110,506 |
| Sophia | means wisdom. | 26 | 100,933 |
| Myrtle | means myrtle. | 27 | 97,831 |
| Lena | is a diminutive form of Helena. | 28 | 97,696 |
| Nora | means light. | 29 | 86,450 |
| Dora | means present. | 30 | 81,886 |
| Candace | means royal title used by Ethiopian queens. | 31 | 81,806 |
| Cora | means maiden. | 32 | 76,336 |
| Chloe | means young verdure. | 33 | 73,780 |
| Eunice | means having happy victory. | 34 | 68,528 |
| Iris | means rainbow. | 35 | 62,968 |
| Zoe | means life. | 36 | 45,693 |
| Corinne | is a diminutive form of Cora. | 37 | 41,024 |
| Madelyn | means woman of Magdala. | 38 | 35,421 |
| Sofia | is an alternate form of Sophia. | 39 | 28,426 |
| Delia | means she of Delos. | 40 | 28,160 |
| Ina | means pure. | 41 | 26,105 |
| Daphne | means laurel. | 42 | 25,742 |
| Anastasia | means of the resurrection. | 43 | 25,078 |
| Helena | is a variation of Helen. | 44 | 24,718 |
| Kassandra | is an alternate form of Cassandra. | 45 | 23,626 |
| Madeleine | means woman of Magdala. | 46 | 23,420 |
| Rhoda | means rose. | 47 | 20,472 |
| Penelope | means bobbin weaver. | 48 | 17,883 |
| Corrine | is a diminutive form of Cora. | 49 | 16,903 |
| Genesis | means birth. | 50 | 16,635 |
| Sybil | means sibyl. | 51 | 16,130 |
| Phoebe | means shining. | 52 | 14,895 |
| Athena | is derived from the name of a city in Greece. | 53 | 13,497 |
| Evangeline | means bringing good news. | 54 | 9,962 |
| Rhea | means earth. | 55 | 7,178 |
| Dorcas | means gazelle. | 56 | 3,711 |
| Sibyl | means sibyl. | 57 | 2,229 |
| Eulalia | means to talk well. | 58 | 2,039 |
| Selene | means moon. | 59 | 598 |
| Hermine | is a feminine form of Herman. | 60 | 186 |
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