Recorded 1974–1981 Girls' name Peak 1981 29 births

Panya — girls' name

29 babies named Panya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s7
1970s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Panya was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Panya in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Panya

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Panya between 1974 and 1981, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Panya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Panya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Panya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Panya 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 29 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.

Panya at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

29

Since 1974

8 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1974

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1981

Panya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1974

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19811979197619751974 6

Panya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 76% of Panya's all-time total
1970s221980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Panya?
29 babies have been named Panya since 1974. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Panya most popular?
Panya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Panya been used?
Panya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 8 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Panya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pansy, Pandora, Pang, Panagiota, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1974–1981 (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.