Zeus - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Zeus \zeus\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "living". The name of the chief of the Olympian gods, and father to gods and goddesses such as Athena, Ares, Apollo, and Artemis.

Similar baby names are Deus, Gus, Guus, Keys, Des, Zeke, Jess, Jesus, Kees, Les, Pius, Rees, Wes, Zenos, Zeno, Zeb, Zed, Zenas, Zeph and Zero.

Zeus is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Zeus. Click here to compare Zeus with related baby names.