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Mythology names bring heroic, divine energy — Athena, Apollo, Thor, and Aurora are all rising in popularity.

Quick facts: mythology names

  • Aurora entered the top 50 girl names for the first time in 2023
  • Athena is rising fast — up 80 spots in the last three years
  • Norse mythology names (Thor, Odin, Freya) are trending in Scandinavian communities
  • Greek mythology names are especially popular for girls over boys

Mythology Girl Names

107 girl names with origins and meanings

#5
Greece
wisdom
#7
Italian
God is my oath
#10
Hebrew↑ Rising
My God has answered
#15
Latin
dawn
#17
Hebrew
God is my oath
#22
Greek↑ Rising
Weaver
#27
Latin
Latin
#31
Greek
Life
#33
Italy
God is gracious
#38
England
God's favor or blessing
#40
American
son of Maud, meaning 'a powerful warrior' or 'mighty warrior' in its original context
#53
France
God Will Add
#55
France
wisdom
#61
Greek↑ Rising
rainbow
#82
American↑ Rising
God is my salvation
#87
Hebrew
Bitterness; sea of sorrow
#88
American
The season between summer and winter; fall
#109
Greece
Goddess of wisdom and warfare
#115
English
Consecrated to God
#123
Scotland↑ Rising
God's promise
#125
Hebrew↑ Rising
Beloved
#141
Ireland↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#143
Hebrew
God is my strength
#147
Greek↑ Rising
Greek
#163
Greek
resurrection
#165
American
Heaven spelled backward
#175
Greek
beautiful
#176
Scandinavia
noble lady
#177
Spanish
pledged to God
#178
Greek↑ Rising
Laurel tree or bay tree
#181
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#185
Hawaii↑ Rising
sea and sky
#186
Greek
Pure
#193
Hawaiian
Sea, ocean
#199
American
from the farm by the warrior's town
#209
English
bailiff, steward
#218
Hebrew↑ Rising
אֵלִיאֲנָה - which means 'God has answered'.
#221
English↑ Rising
God is gracious
#223
French↑ Rising
God's promise
#244
Italy
divine
#247
Spanish↑ Rising
love
#251
American↑ Rising
dew of the sea
#253
Hawaii↑ Rising
sea and sky
#257
French
beloved
#264
Greek
Greek
#268
Greek
Greek
#271
Mexico↑ Rising
I love you
#287
Italy
God is gracious
#288
American
A name that refers to a 'calm sea' or 'gentle breeze'.
#298
French↑ Rising
esteemed, beloved
#302
Israel
God is my judge
#312
Welsh
Sea-born or sea-circle
#317
Israel
God is my strength
#322
English
pleasant seaside meadow
#353
Greece
In Greek, Thea (Θεά) means 'goddess' or 'divine.'
#354
American↑ Rising
God is my light
#356
Hebrew
lion of God
#362
Hebrew↑ Rising
בְּרִיאֵלָה - 'God is my strength'
#394
American
A feminine form of Daniel meaning 'God is my judge'.
#397
Ireland↑ Rising
Sea warrior
#406
American
affectionate or sea
#420
Greek
Honeybee
#421
English↑ Rising
Gift of God
#426
American
the coldest season of the year
#438
American↑ Rising
derived from 'Macey', meaning 'gift of God'
#444
American
Great goddess
#451
Greek↑ Rising
Beautiful voice
#453
Greek
Greek
#458
Hebrew
God is my oath
#465
France
Who is like God?
#468
American↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#478
American
Descendant of the warrior
#486
Hebrew↑ Rising
lioness of God
#491
English↑ Rising
of the Caspian Sea
#491
Greek
Greek
#493
Latin
Worthy of love
#499
English↑ Rising
prosperous in war
#500
French
Loved, beloved
#500
American
God is my judge
#500
English
God is gracious
#500
American
God's promise
#500
English
sea of bitterness, rebelliousness
#501
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#502
American
Gift of God
#502
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#502
Hebrew
God has given; God's gift
#502
American
God is gracious
#503
American
A blend of Carla and Lisa, meaning 'free woman' and 'God's promise' respectively.
#503
Hebrew
Gift of God
#503
American
Beloved, cherished
#503
Hebrew
God has judged
#503
Italy
God is gracious.
#503
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#503
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#503
Spain
a form of the name Mignonne, meaning 'delicate' or 'lovely'.
#503
American
gift of God
#503
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#504
Sanskrit origins
Adeva means 'bringer of magnificence' or 'goddess'.
#504
American
Combination of 'Ja' for 'God' and 'Lynn' meaning 'lake'
#504
India
lovely, intelligent
#504
Japan
A beloved name with deep roots
#504
India
goddess of learning
#504
American
beloved, cherished
#505
American
A combination of 'Chloe', meaning young green shoot, and 'Jane', meaning God is gracious.
#505
American
A variant of Cherise, meaning 'darling' or 'beloved'
#505
Arabic
Beloved
#505
Greek
The one who is dark; a sea monster

Mythology names give children a story to grow into — every name is a character, a power, an archetype waiting to be inhabited.

Prof. Diana Lear — Classical Studies, Harvard University

Mythology Boy Names

103 boy names with origins and meanings

#4
Greece
Theodōros (Θεόδωρος), meaning 'gift of God'.
#8
Spain
Gift of God
#13
Greece↑ Rising
Ελίας - 'Yahweh is my God'
#15
English
God is gracious
#18
English
His name is God
#21
Hebrew
Who is like God?
#32
American
מַתִּתְיָהוּ - meaning 'gift of God'.
#35
Hebrew
דָּוִד - 'Beloved'
#37
Hebrew↑ Rising
God is my strength
#57
Hebrew
God is salvation
#61
Hebrew
God strengthens
#75
Greek↑ Rising
Greek
#84
Hebrew↑ Rising
Flock of God
#89
Israel
God has given
#90
American
Who is like God?
#93
Hawaii
sea
#95
Spain
God will add
#104
Hebrew
God is my salvation
#113
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#126
Greek
Farmer.
#140
Hebrew
Gift of God
#146
Italy
Gift of God
#149
American
son of the steward
#151
American
Derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning 'my God is Yahweh'.
#159
Spain
God is gracious.
#163
Russia
God is gracious
#166
Ireland
lover of hounds
#170
Spanish
gift of God
#179
Hebrew
God is with us.
#181
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#193
English
a traditional story or myth
#199
American
from the farm by the warrior's town
#201
American↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#203
Greece
From 'Timotheos', meaning 'honoring God' or 'in the honor of God'.
#209
English
bailiff, steward
#212
Spain
Who is like God?
#213
Hawaiian↑ Rising
messenger of God
#214
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#219
Hebrew
Yahweh is God
#223
Ireland
deer lover
#237
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#241
Greek
lord
#243
England↑ Rising
God is my Lord
#245
English
Warlike
#247
Ireland↑ Rising
little seal
#249
France
Famous warrior
#258
Latin
male; brave; warlike
#269
Hawaii↑ Rising
warrior
#283
Hebrew
God is good
#290
Greece
Greek
#292
Hebrew
God will uplift
#295
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#298
French↑ Rising
esteemed, beloved
#312
Welsh
Sea-born or sea-circle
#315
Israel
ישׂראל - Yisra'el, meaning 'God contends'
#324
American
God is gracious.
#327
American↑ Rising
Beloved
#335
France
of Mars, the god of war
#342
American
God has been gracious
#348
Israel
God strengthens
#356
Hebrew
lion of God
#358
Roman↑ Rising
English
#359
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#360
American↑ Rising
steward, dispenser of provisions
#370
Italy↑ Rising
Derived from Marcus, meaning 'warlike'.
#371
Spain
God is with us
#372
Greek↑ Rising
gift of God
#388
Italian↑ Rising
God is my light
#394
Italy↑ Rising
God has healed
#397
Ireland↑ Rising
Sea warrior
#399
Spanish↑ Rising
young warrior
#409
Greek
holding fast
#411
Japan↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#418
Irish
Warrior
#432
Japan↑ Rising
Thunder and lightning
#440
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#445
Greece
of Apollo, god of the sun, music, and prophecy
#450
Arabic↑ Rising
يوسف meaning 'God increases'
#451
American
Warrior
#452
Italy
A beloved name with deep roots
#462
Romania↑ Rising
Latin
#469
American
God is my God
#481
Hawaii↑ Rising
the traverse, the land towards the sea
#485
Hebrew
God strengthens
#491
English↑ Rising
of the Caspian Sea
#496
Ireland↑ Rising
dark warrior
#498
American
God has heard
#500
Nigeria
God's strength.
#500
USA
A beloved name with deep roots
#501
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#501
Spain
God is gracious and 'warlike'
#502
American
God gives victory
#502
France
God is gracious
#502
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#502
Norway
The name refers to the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, healing, death, knowledge, and war.
#502
Greece
Θεόφιλος - meaning 'friend of God'.
#503
USA
guided by God
#503
American
Derived from the name 'Daryl', which means 'dearly loved' or 'beloved'.
#503
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#504
USA
A variation of the name Juan, which means 'God is gracious' in Spanish.
#504
Latin
God is salvation
#504
Japan
A beloved name with deep roots
#505
American
A beloved name with deep roots

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