Entry № 5254 · Greek origin

Periklia Periklia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ peh-ree-KLEE-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Surrounded by glory (Greek + Pericles classical Athens)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "surrounded by glory (greek + pericles classical athens)".

Periklia is from the Greek Περικλεία (Perikleíaperi around + kleos glory/fame — surrounded by glory) — foundational feminine of Greek Pericles. A modern American baby name in the broader Greek classical heritage aesthetic. Periklia is one of the foundational Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Pericles / Periklēs (c. 495-429 BCE) — foundational legendary foundational Athenian statesman + general + orator + foundational central foundational figure of foundational Golden Age of Athens (foundational c. 461-429 BCE Periclean Age) + foundational led foundational construction of foundational Parthenon on Acropolis + foundational champion of foundational Athenian democracy + foundational famous foundational Funeral Oration recorded by foundational Thucydides 431 BCE + foundational defended Athens during foundational First Peloponnesian War + foundational central to foundational classical Greek civilization heritage; foundational the foundational kleos (glory) is foundational central Greek concept of foundational heroic glory + foundational central to foundational Homeric epic Iliad + Odyssey + foundational pan-Greek classical aesthetic + naming heritage. Foundational Greek feminine name reflecting Greek classical heritage.

Featured throughout Greek heritage.

Surrounded by glory (Greek). Foundational Greek-classical feminine + foundational peri around + kleos glory/fame + foundational feminine of Pericles + foundational Pericles / Periklēs c. 495-429 BCE + foundational legendary foundational Athenian statesman + general + orator + foundational central figure of Golden Age of Athens c. 461-429 BCE Periclean Age + foundational led construction of Parthenon on Acropolis + foundational champion of Athenian democracy + foundational famous Funeral Oration recorded by Thucydides 431 BCE + foundational defended Athens during First Peloponnesian War + foundational classical Greek civilization heritage + foundational kleos glory + foundational central Greek concept of heroic glory + foundational Homeric epic Iliad + Odyssey + foundational pan-Greek classical aesthetic + naming heritage.

The name in its native script.

Περικλεία
Transliteration
Perikleía
Pronunciation
/ pɛ.riːˈkliː.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Periklia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Periklia · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Periklias before her.

Real people
Pericles / Periklēs
Athenian statesman + general + orator + Golden Age of Athens + built Parthenon + Athenian democracy + Funeral Oration.
c. 495 – 429 BCE
In fiction
Periklia
Greek surrounded by glory + classical Greek civilization heritage.

Names connected to Periklia.

The number behind Periklia.

9

The Humanitarian

Periklia reduces to nine.

Why families chose this name.

"Greek surrounded by glory. Eight letters. Periklia."
Styliani · Mother of one · Athens