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Greek name days

In Greece the name day matters as much as the birthday. Here are the most popular names celebrating in the coming days; the full calendar with every name and saint lives on Greek Name Days.

Open Greek Name Days

Oct

Today's name days

Friday 9 October 2026

Chronia polla!

No widely celebrated name days today. Next name day: Monday 26 October.

Coming up

Mo
26
Oct
Monday
26 October
in 17 days
Dimitris Dimitra
Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer
Su
8
Nov
Sunday
8 November
in 30 days
Angeliki Michael Angelos
Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel
We
25
Nov
Wednesday
25 November
in 47 days
Catherine
Saint Catherine the Great Martyr
Th
26
Nov
Thursday
26 November
in 48 days
Stelios Styliani
Saint Stylianos
Mo
30
Nov
Monday
30 November
in 52 days
Andrew
Saint Andrew the First-Called
Su
6
Dec
Sunday
6 December
in 58 days
Nicholas Nikoleta
Saint Nicholas
Sa
12
Dec
Saturday
12 December
in 64 days
Spyros
Saint Spyridon
Tu
15
Dec
Tuesday
15 December
in 67 days
Lefteris
Saint Eleutherius
Tu
22
Dec
Tuesday
22 December
in 74 days
Anastasia
Easter Sunday (the Resurrection)
Fr
25
Dec
Friday
25 December
in 77 days
Christos Emmanuel Chrysoula
Christmas: the Nativity of Christ

Full name-day calendar

Popular Greek names by date

The 64 most common Greek names and when they celebrate in 2026.

Date	Name days	Holiday
January
1 January	Basil	Saint Basil the Great
1 January	Vasiliki	Saint Basil the Great
6 January	Foteini	Saint Photini the Samaritan Woman
6 January	Fotis	Holy Theophany (Epiphany)
7 January	John	Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist
7 January	Joanna	Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist
17 January	Anthony	Saint Anthony the Great
18 January	Athanasios	Saints Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
18 January	Athanasia	Saints Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
22 January	Anastasios(Movable (depends on Easter))	Easter Sunday (the Resurrection)
25 January	Gregory	Saint Gregory the Theologian
February
6 February	Fotis	Holy Theophany (Epiphany)
10 February	Charalampos	Saint Charalambos
11 February	Theodora	Saint Theodora the Empress
26 February	Foteini	Saint Photini the Samaritan Woman
28 February	Theodore(Movable (depends on Easter))	Saturday of Saint Theodore (first Saturday of Lent)
March
17 March	Alexis	Saint Alexius, the Man of God
25 March	Evangelos	The Annunciation of the Theotokos
25 March	Evangelia	The Annunciation of the Theotokos
April
12 April	Anastasia(Movable (depends on Easter))	Easter Sunday (the Resurrection)
12 April	Anastasios(Movable (depends on Easter))	Easter Sunday (the Resurrection)
17 April	Zoe(Movable (depends on Easter))	The Life-giving Spring
21 April	Alexandra	Saint Alexandra the Empress
23 April	George(Movable (depends on Easter))	Saint George the Great Martyr
23 April	Georgia(Movable (depends on Easter))	Saint George the Great Martyr
May
2 May	Athanasios	Saints Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
2 May	Athanasia	Saints Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
5 May	Irene	Saint Irene the Great Martyr
21 May	Constantine	Saints Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles
21 May	Helen	Saints Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles
21 May	Konstantina	Saints Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles
June
29 June	Peter	Saints Peter and Paul
29 June	Paul	Saints Peter and Paul
30 June	Apostolos	Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles
July
7 July	Kyriaki	Saint Kyriaki the Great Martyr
17 July	Marina	Saint Marina the Great Martyr
20 July	Elias	The Prophet Elijah
24 July	Christina	Saint Christina the Great Martyr
25 July	Anna	Dormition of Saint Anne
26 July	Paraskevi	Saint Paraskevi
27 July	Pantelis	Saint Panteleimon
August
6 August	Sotiris	The Transfiguration of the Saviour
15 August	Maria	The Dormition of the Theotokos
15 August	Panagiotis	The Dormition of the Theotokos
15 August	Panagiota	The Dormition of the Theotokos
15 August	Despina	The Dormition of the Theotokos
30 August	Alexander	Saints Alexander, John and Paul, Patriarchs of Constantinople
September
14 September	Stavros	The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
14 September	Stavroula	The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
17 September	Sophia	Saint Sophia and her daughters Faith, Hope and Love
20 September	Efstathios	Saint Eustathius the Great Martyr
October
3 October	Dionysis	Saint Dionysius the Areopagite
26 October	Dimitris	Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer
26 October	Dimitra	Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer
November
8 November	Angeliki	Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel
8 November	Michael	Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel
8 November	Angelos	Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel
25 November	Catherine	Saint Catherine the Great Martyr
26 November	Stelios	Saint Stylianos
26 November	Styliani	Saint Stylianos
30 November	Andrew	Saint Andrew the First-Called
December
6 December	Nicholas	Saint Nicholas
6 December	Nikoleta	Saint Nicholas
12 December	Spyros	Saint Spyridon
15 December	Lefteris	Saint Eleutherius
22 December	Anastasia(Movable (depends on Easter))	Easter Sunday (the Resurrection)
25 December	Christos	Christmas: the Nativity of Christ
25 December	Emmanuel	Christmas: the Nativity of Christ
25 December	Chrysoula	Christmas: the Nativity of Christ
26 December	Emmanuel	Christmas: the Nativity of Christ
27 December	Stephen	Saint Stephen the Protomartyr

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