Girls' name · since 1918
Panagiota
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 561 babies named Panagiota, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 561
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Panagiota is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 561 have been recorded since 1918.
Panagiota has 561 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2023.
- #11,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 561 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Panagiota ranks #11,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 561 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 561
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Panagiota's 561 recorded births place it above 84.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Panagiota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Panagiota's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Panagiota popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2023
- Peak year (1976)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Panagiota by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (191 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Panagiota's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Panagiota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
191 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 191 births (34% of all-time use).
How Panagiota compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Panagiota's total volume
Panagiota by state
Where Panagiota concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 105 | 18.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 38 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.9% |
105 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Panagiota's decade-level peak was the 1970s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Panagiotas (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Panagiota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Panagiota draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.