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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

162 girl names with origins and meanings

#5
Greece
wisdom
#7
Italian
God is my oath
#10
Latin
Latin
#15
Hebrew
God is my oath
#21
Italy↑ Rising
God is gracious
#22
Latin
dawn
#23
Greek
Weaver
#34
Hebrew↑ Rising
My God has answered
#36
Greek
Life
#37
American
son of Maud, meaning 'a powerful warrior' or 'mighty warrior' in its original context
#39
England
God's favor or blessing
#56
Hebrew
God is salvation
#60
France↑ Rising
wisdom
#64
France↑ Rising
God Will Add
#75
American
The season between summer and winter; fall
#76
Greece↑ Rising
Goddess of wisdom and warfare
#78
Greek↑ Rising
rainbow
#78
Greece↑ Rising
Divine gift
#82
Hebrew↑ Rising
Bitterness; sea of sorrow
#87
American↑ Rising
Who is like God?
#101
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#108
American↑ Rising
God is my salvation
#111
Greek↑ Rising
Greek
#113
Hebrew↑ Rising
Flock of God
#116
English
Consecrated to God
#117
American
Heaven spelled backward
#126
Ireland
lover of hounds
#133
Hebrew
Beloved
#134
Hebrew
God is my strength
#136
Scandinavia↑ Rising
noble lady
#140
Spain
God is gracious.
#142
American
from the farm by the warrior's town
#143
Hebrew
Gift of God
#144
Italy↑ Rising
Gift of God
#145
English
a traditional story or myth
#151
Ireland↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#153
Russia
God is gracious
#159
France
God is my oath
#163
Scotland↑ Rising
God's promise
#164
Spanish
pledged to God
#167
Greek
resurrection
#170
Greek
Pure
#170
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#172
English
bailiff, steward
#173
Hebrew
God is with us.
#174
Greek↑ Rising
lord
#178
American
Derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning 'my God is Yahweh'.
#179
Greek
beautiful
#186
Hawaiian↑ Rising
Sea, ocean
#191
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#194
Spain
Who is like God?
#198
American↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#200
French
beloved
#205
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#212
Greek↑ Rising
Greek
#212
Hebrew
Yahweh is God
#216
Ireland
deer lover
#225
Hawaii↑ Rising
sea and sky
#226
Hawaiian↑ Rising
messenger of God
#228
Italy
divine
#229
Israel
ישׂראל - Yisra'el, meaning 'God contends'
#229
Greek
Greek
#238
France
Famous warrior
#241
Greek↑ Rising
Laurel tree or bay tree
#245
Hebrew
God will uplift
#246
Hawaii↑ Rising
sea and sky
#247
Welsh
Sea-born or sea-circle
#249
Latin
male; brave; warlike
#250
English
Warlike
#252
Israel
God is my judge
#265
Greek↑ Rising
Greek
#268
Italy↑ Rising
God is gracious
#271
American↑ Rising
A name that refers to a 'calm sea' or 'gentle breeze'.
#273
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#274
French
God's promise
#274
England↑ Rising
God is my Lord
#277
American
God is gracious.
#281
English
God is gracious
#285
English
pleasant seaside meadow
#287
Hebrew
lion of God
#287
American
God has been gracious
#288
France
of Mars, the god of war
#290
Ireland
little seal
#291
Hebrew↑ Rising
אֵלִיאֲנָה - which means 'God has answered'.
#295
American↑ Rising
A feminine form of Daniel meaning 'God is my judge'.
#297
Israel↑ Rising
God is my strength
#298
Hawaii↑ Rising
warrior
#301
Denmark
A beloved name with deep roots
#310
American↑ Rising
dew of the sea
#321
Greece
In Greek, Thea (Θεά) means 'goddess' or 'divine.'
#325
French↑ Rising
esteemed, beloved
#332
Mexico↑ Rising
I love you
#333
Spain
God is with us
#334
Greek
Greek
#341
American
Great goddess
#362
American
steward, dispenser of provisions
#364
Spanish
love
#367
Irish
Warrior
#369
American↑ Rising
Beloved
#369
American
the coldest season of the year
#374
Roman
English
#382
Italy
Derived from Marcus, meaning 'warlike'.
#384
Greek
holding fast
#386
Italy↑ Rising
From the family name Armani, meaning 'warrior'
#389
American↑ Rising
a blend of love and the moon
#391
American↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#401
France
Who is like God?
#402
American
Warrior
#404
Hebrew
בְּרִיאֵלָה - 'God is my strength'
#410
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#410
Greek
Honeybee
#412
Japan↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#414
Greece↑ Rising
Greek
#416
American
affectionate or sea
#419
Hebrew
lioness of God
#420
Hebrew↑ Rising
God is my oath
#423
Japan
Thunder and lightning
#430
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#434
Greece↑ Rising
of Apollo, god of the sun, music, and prophecy
#435
American↑ Rising
God is my light
#440
American
originally a masculine name meaning 'warrior' or 'brave'.
#443
American↑ Rising
God is my God
#448
Italian
God is gracious
#453
American
A variation of Michaela, meaning 'who is like God?'.
#453
Italy↑ Rising
God has healed
#462
English↑ Rising
Gift of God
#464
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#466
American
A modern invented name, often thought to mean 'dream' or 'beloved'.
#468
Ireland
dark warrior
#474
American
derived from 'Macey', meaning 'gift of God'
#483
Latin
Worthy of love
#484
Hebrew
God is with us
#487
Spanish↑ Rising
divine
#488
Romania↑ Rising
Latin
#491
Greek↑ Rising
Beautiful voice
#491
Hawaii↑ Rising
the traverse, the land towards the sea
#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
#501
England
Famous warrior
#501
English
of the sea
#501
English
manifestation of God
#502
American
Gift of God
#502
France
God is gracious
#502
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#502
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#502
American
beloved
#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
English
prosperous in war
#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

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

147 boy names with origins and meanings

#6
Spain
Gift of God
#7
Greece↑ Rising
Theodōros (Θεόδωρος), meaning 'gift of God'.
#14
English
God is gracious
#16
Hebrew
Who is like God?
#19
English
His name is God
#27
Hebrew
דָּוִד - 'Beloved'
#32
American
מַתִּתְיָהוּ - meaning 'gift of God'.
#36
Greece↑ Rising
Ελίας - 'Yahweh is my God'
#37
American
son of Maud, meaning 'a powerful warrior' or 'mighty warrior' in its original context
#38
Hebrew
God is my strength
#50
Hebrew↑ Rising
God strengthens
#56
Hebrew
God is salvation
#61
Hawaii↑ Rising
sea
#63
English
Messenger of God
#64
France↑ Rising
God Will Add
#78
Greek↑ Rising
rainbow
#78
Greece↑ Rising
Divine gift
#79
Hebrew
God is my salvation
#82
Israel
God has given
#87
American↑ Rising
Who is like God?
#93
Spain
God will add
#101
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#108
American↑ Rising
God is my salvation
#111
Greek↑ Rising
Greek
#113
Hebrew↑ Rising
Flock of God
#116
English
Consecrated to God
#117
American
son of the steward
#117
American
Heaven spelled backward
#126
Ireland
lover of hounds
#136
Greek
Farmer.
#140
Spain
God is gracious.
#142
American
from the farm by the warrior's town
#143
Hebrew
Gift of God
#144
Italy↑ Rising
Gift of God
#145
English
a traditional story or myth
#151
Ireland↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#153
Russia
God is gracious
#159
France
God is my oath
#163
Scotland↑ Rising
God's promise
#164
Spanish
pledged to God
#164
Spanish↑ Rising
gift of God
#167
Greek
resurrection
#170
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#172
English
bailiff, steward
#173
Hebrew
God is with us.
#174
Greek↑ Rising
lord
#178
American
Derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning 'my God is Yahweh'.
#179
Greek
beautiful
#186
Hawaiian↑ Rising
Sea, ocean
#191
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#194
Spain
Who is like God?
#198
American↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#205
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#211
Greece
From 'Timotheos', meaning 'honoring God' or 'in the honor of God'.
#212
Hebrew
Yahweh is God
#216
Ireland
deer lover
#225
Hawaii↑ Rising
sea and sky
#226
Hawaiian↑ Rising
messenger of God
#229
Israel
ישׂראל - Yisra'el, meaning 'God contends'
#229
Greek
Greek
#238
France
Famous warrior
#241
Greek↑ Rising
Laurel tree or bay tree
#245
Hebrew
God will uplift
#247
Welsh
Sea-born or sea-circle
#249
Latin
male; brave; warlike
#250
English
Warlike
#252
Israel
God is my judge
#265
Greek↑ Rising
Greek
#268
Italy↑ Rising
God is gracious
#271
American↑ Rising
A name that refers to a 'calm sea' or 'gentle breeze'.
#273
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#274
French
God's promise
#274
England↑ Rising
God is my Lord
#277
American
God is gracious.
#279
Hebrew
God is good
#281
English
God is gracious
#285
English
pleasant seaside meadow
#287
Hebrew
lion of God
#287
American
God has been gracious
#288
France
of Mars, the god of war
#290
Ireland
little seal
#295
American↑ Rising
A feminine form of Daniel meaning 'God is my judge'.
#297
Israel↑ Rising
God is my strength
#298
Hawaii↑ Rising
warrior
#301
Denmark
A beloved name with deep roots
#310
American↑ Rising
dew of the sea
#321
Greece
In Greek, Thea (Θεά) means 'goddess' or 'divine.'
#325
French↑ Rising
esteemed, beloved
#332
Mexico↑ Rising
I love you
#333
Spain
God is with us
#334
Greek
Greek
#336
Israel↑ Rising
God strengthens
#341
American
Great goddess
#361
Norway
The name refers to the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, healing, death, knowledge, and war.
#362
American
steward, dispenser of provisions
#367
Irish
Warrior
#369
American↑ Rising
Beloved
#369
American
the coldest season of the year
#374
Roman
English
#382
Italy
Derived from Marcus, meaning 'warlike'.
#384
Greek
holding fast
#386
Italy↑ Rising
From the family name Armani, meaning 'warrior'
#391
American↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#402
American
Warrior
#410
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#412
Japan↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#414
Greece↑ Rising
Greek
#416
American
affectionate or sea
#419
Hebrew
lioness of God
#420
Hebrew↑ Rising
God is my oath
#423
Japan
Thunder and lightning
#430
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#434
Greece↑ Rising
of Apollo, god of the sun, music, and prophecy
#440
American
originally a masculine name meaning 'warrior' or 'brave'.
#441
Spanish↑ Rising
God is salvation
#443
American↑ Rising
God is my God
#448
Italian
God is gracious
#453
American
A variation of Michaela, meaning 'who is like God?'.
#453
Italy↑ Rising
God has healed
#464
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#468
Ireland
dark warrior
#474
American
derived from 'Macey', meaning 'gift of God'
#475
Greek
Lion-like
#482
Greek
gift of God
#484
Hebrew
God is with us
#485
English
Divinely peaceful
#488
Romania↑ Rising
Latin
#491
Hawaii↑ Rising
the traverse, the land towards the sea
#493
Arabic↑ Rising
يوسف meaning 'God increases'
#499
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#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'
#501
England
Famous warrior
#501
English
of the sea
#501
Spanish
young warrior
#501
English
manifestation of God
#502
American
God gives victory
#502
France
God is gracious
#502
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#502
American
beloved
#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
prosperous in war
#503
English
A beloved name with deep roots

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