Boys' name · since 1976

Panayiotis

308 babies named Panayiotis in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,433 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,393 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
308
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Panayiotis is the #12393 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 308 recorded since 1976.

Social Security Administration records show Panayiotis recorded 308 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #12393 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.

  • #10,433 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,393 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 308 born since 1976
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Panayiotis ranks #10,433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,393 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 308 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.

#10,433 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,393 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
308
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%11%
Panayiotis vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Panayiotis's 308 recorded births place it above 77.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Panayiotis compares

308 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Panayiotis's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Panayiotis Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 308 369 358,536
Peak-year births 13 34 22,252

Panayiotis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Panayiotis's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Panayiotis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
468101214 197619851993199820032008201520202025 5

Panayiotis by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (89 births, 29% of the file).

2000s was Panayiotis's strongest decade.

89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Panayiotis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 89 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Panayiotis?
308 babies have been named Panayiotis since 1976. All-time, it sits at #10,433 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,393 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
Where does Panayiotis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Panayiotis ranks #10,433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,393 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Panayiotis most popular?
Panayiotis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Panayiotis been used?
The SSA has tracked Panayiotis since 1976 -- 50 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Panayiotis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Panagiotis, Panfilo, Pantelis, Pancho, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Panayiotis's data

  • Panayiotis's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Panayiotis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2025 (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 Panayiotis 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.