Recorded 1965–2022 Boys' name Peak 1992 207 births

Pantelis — boys' name

207 babies named Pantelis in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s661980s321990s422000s222010s282020s6
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Pantelis was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

10 babies were named Pantelis in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pantelis

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Pantelis between 1965 and 2022, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pantelis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pantelis performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Pantelis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pantelis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pantelis 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 207 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.

Pantelis at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

207

Since 1965

58 years of records

Peak year

1992

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1965

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2022

Pantelis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1965

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1992)
10
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4681012 202220102001199319891980197619721965 5

Pantelis by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
66 births that decade — 32% of Pantelis's all-time total
1960s111970s661980s321990s422000s222010s282020s6

Pantelis by state

Where Pantelis concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pantelis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
23 11.1%
New York share of Pantelis's total US births 11.1%

23 of 207 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pantelis?
207 babies have been named Pantelis since 1965. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1992 with 10 births.
When was Pantelis most popular?
Pantelis was most popular in the 1970s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Pantelis most popular?
The top states for the name Pantelis are New York (23 births).
How long has the name Pantelis been used?
Pantelis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 58 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Pantelis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Panagiotis, Panayiotis, Panfilo, Pancho, 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, 1965–2022 (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.