Girls' name · since 1974
Panayiota
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Panayiota, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Panayiota is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 112 have been recorded since 1974.
Panayiota has 112 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.
- #25,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Panayiota ranks #25,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Panayiota's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Panayiota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Panayiota's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Panayiota popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Panayiota by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Panayiota's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Panayiota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (29% of all-time use).
Panayiota by state
Where Panayiota concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.5% |
5 of 112 births nationwide.
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- Panayiota's decade-level peak was the 2000s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Panayiotas (5 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 Panayiota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1974–2024 (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 Panayiota 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.