Given name & surname
Spyridon
“one who transports goods; a basket”
Spyridon is a variant of Spiridon. One Greek interpretation is “one who transports goods; a basket.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Spyridon is a variant of Spiridon. One Greek interpretation is “one who transports goods; a basket.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Spyridon is a variant of Spiridon. An origin associated with Spiridon is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Spyridon is a variant of Spiridon. The history of Spiridon gives this family its wider story. Spiridon’s historical associations include a 4th-century saint much venerated in the Eastern Church.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Spyridon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 113
- 113 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 455 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Spyridon’s family of names
Spyridon has a related form in Spiridon. In English usage, Spyridon has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Σπυρίδων. In Greek usage, Spyridon as a surname is a transliteration of Σπυρίδων.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Spyridon
- Spyridon TrikoupisGreek historian and politician (1788-1873)
- Spyridon LambrosGreek historian, university professor and politician (1851-1919)
- Spyridon SamarasGreek composer (1861-1917)
- Spyridon MarinatosGreek archaeologist (1901–1974)
- Spyros MarkezinisGreek politician (1909-2000)
- Spyridon ChazapisGreek Olympic swimmer1872–2000
- Spyridon AthanasopoulosGreek Olympic gymnast1900
- Spyridon BelokasGreek long-distance runner1878–2000
- Spyridon GianniotisGreek swimmerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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