US rank #6234 Boys' name Peak 1983 1,297 births

Panagiotis — #6234 US boys' name

1,297 babies named Panagiotis in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s561970s2801980s2731990s2212000s2072010s1862020s74
#6234
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Panagiotis was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

41 babies were named Panagiotis in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Panagiotis

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,297 babies named Panagiotis between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Panagiotis currently holds the #6234 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Panagiotis performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 280 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Panagiotis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 374 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Panagiotis in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Panagiotis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,297 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Panagiotis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,297

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

1983

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#6,234

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Panagiotis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1983)
41
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Panagiotis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
280 births that decade — 22% of Panagiotis's all-time total
1960s561970s2801980s2731990s2212000s2072010s1862020s74

Panagiotis by state

Where Panagiotis concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Panagiotis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
374 28.8%
#2 Illinois
84 6.5%
#3 Massachusetts
17 1.3%
#4 New Jersey
7 0.5%
New York share of Panagiotis's total US births 28.8%
Even split

374 of 1,297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Panagiotis?
1,297 babies have been named Panagiotis since 1963. It currently ranks #6234 among boys. The peak year was 1983 with 41 births.
When was Panagiotis most popular?
Panagiotis was most popular in the 1970s decade with 280 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Panagiotis most popular?
The top states for the name Panagiotis are New York (374 births), Illinois (84 births), Massachusetts (17 births).
How long has the name Panagiotis been used?
Panagiotis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Panagiotis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Panayiotis, Panfilo, Pantelis, Pancho, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.