Recorded 1922–1980 Boys' name Peak 1922 60 births

Pantaleon — boys' name

60 babies named Pantaleon in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s271930s121940s61950s101980s5
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Pantaleon was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Pantaleon in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pantaleon

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Pantaleon between 1922 and 1980, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pantaleon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pantaleon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Pantaleon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pantaleon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pantaleon 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 60 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.

Pantaleon at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

60

Since 1922

59 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1922

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1980

Pantaleon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1922

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4.555.566.5 19801956195319421938193519281927192619231922 6

Pantaleon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 45% of Pantaleon's all-time total
1920s271930s121940s61950s101980s5

Pantaleon by state

Where Pantaleon concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pantaleon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 18.3%
Texas share of Pantaleon's total US births 18.3%

11 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pantaleon?
60 babies have been named Pantaleon since 1922. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Pantaleon most popular?
Pantaleon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Pantaleon most popular?
The top states for the name Pantaleon are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Pantaleon been used?
Pantaleon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 59 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Pantaleon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Panagiotis, Panayiotis, Panfilo, Pantelis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1922–1980 (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.