Boys' name · since 1918
Panfilo
Panfilo has 218 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,436 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 218
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
218 boys have been named Panfilo since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Panfilo recorded 218 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1994.
- #12,436 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 218 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Panfilo ranks #12,436 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 218 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,436 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 218
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Panfilo's 218 recorded births place it above 72.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Panfilo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Panfilo's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Panfilo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1994
- Peak year (1929)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Panfilo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Panfilo's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Panfilo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (30% of all-time use).
Panfilo by state
Where Panfilo concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20 | 9.2% |
20 of 218 births nationwide.
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What to do with Panfilo's data
- Panfilo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Panfilos (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Panfilo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1918–1994 (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 Panfilo 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.