Naming is carried out by both parents jointly or by one parent with the written authorisation of the other. If the child belongs to a single-parent family, the declaration of naming shall be made by the person exercising parental authority.
The person shall be at least 18 years of age.
The persons shall possess the identification documents (identity card, passport, etc.) required by the Administrative Procedure Act.
The Birth Certificate of the minor must have been drawn up in a registry office in Greece.
For the electronic procedure, when entering gov.gr with Taxisnet codes, a certified mobile phone number in the National Communication Registry is required.
The access to Gov.gr gateway and the digital version of the final act requires the possession of Taxisnet codes.
The access to gov.gr gateway and the digital version of the final act requires the possession of web banking codes.
Possession of passwords to enter software
The procedure concerns the name of the newborn child registered in the birth certificate after a declaration by the parents exercising parental authority or by one of them if they have a written authorisation from the other, certified for the authenticity of signature by a public, municipal or community authority.
The naming is declared at the Registry Office, where the birth has been registered but can also be declared at the Registry Office of the parents place of residence where a naming report is drawn up and also via gov.gr.
Registration of name in the Birth Certificate.
Electronic declaration of a newborn child’s name and electronic declaration of baptism.
Identification of the citizen and registration of the name by the competent official.
The user enters his/her personal Taxisnet codes.
The user consents to the application using the following personal data: VAT number, Name, Surname, Fathers Name, Mothers Name, Year of Birth.
The fields are displayed pre-filled and locked: First name/ Surname/ VAT number.
The parent initiating the procedure clicks on "New request"
The user enters his/her mobile phone number and email address
The user receives on his/her certified mobile phone the one-time use code which he/she enters in the application.
A text message and email is automatically sent to the parent/guardian who initiated the application.
The 2nd parent chooses to co-sign a pending naming declaration (initiated by the other parent)
The application is systematically sent to the Civil Registry and specifically to the competent civil registry office and incorporated into the childs details.
The registrar accepts the registered name(s) and finalises the change of the childs registration in the Civil Registry.
The birth certificate with the childs name(s) is automatically sent to the parents Citizen Inbox and a text message and email is automatically sent to the applicant
For the purpose of electronic identification of the user, the "Single Digital Gateway Applications" application requests consent to gain access to the basic data of the Registry of natural persons of the MINISTRY OF FINANCE managed by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue.
The 2 parents/guardians will digitally co-sign the naming statement. For the 1st parent the option will be "New application" for the 2nd parent the option will be "Pending"
- Τhe users status (father or mother) is selected Τhe following are filled in: - Surname and date of birth of the child - The details of the second parent, if necessary (in the case of one parent exercising parental authority, the details of the second parent are left blank)
Through interoperability, the birth certificate of the child marked as having NO MAIN NAME is returned to the CIVIL REGISTER. In the case of a multiple pregnancy, all the birth certificates are returned with the order of birth of each child as a distinguishing mark.
Instructions for the name - The child can have up to three names. - Registration of the name in Greek is mandatory. - In case the child does not have Greek citizenship, the Latin spelling of his/her name is mandatory. - The first letter must be written capitalized and the rest in lower case. - In Greek, it must have only one accent. - It must not contain any numbers or symbols. - The name in Greek must not contain any Latin letters and the name in Latin must not contain any letters other than those of the English language. - It must have exactly one accent. - It must not contain spaces (even after the last character)."
There is also a free text field for any comments by the parent to the State Department which is responsible for the name
In cases where only one parent has parental responsibility, the declaration is completed and the application is automatically sent to the competent registry office and the citizens inbox.
The acceptance of the name is made by the competent Registrar at a second time.
The document has an advanced electronic seal and time stamping, code number and QR code for verification. It can be distributed both electronically and in paper form. In the printed form, it does not need to be validated and is confirmed by the gov.gr document guarantee application.
Citizen identification and name registration
User consent for access to personal data in the register of natural persons
One-time password login to the application (OTP)
Partial submission of a declaration or final submission of a declaration
Sending information to the parent/guardian
Sending the application to the competent civil registry
Sending the Bachelor's Act of Birth to the Citizen's Inbox