Panayiotis
A Greek masculine name meaning "all venerable" or "worshipper of all".
Name Census estimates that about 297 living Americans carry the first name Panayiotis. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Panayiotis today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Panayiotis births was 2003 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Panayiotis. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
297
~ 1 in 1,154,055 Americans
Peak year
2003
13 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,929
Tracked since 1976
Popularity
Panayiotis: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Panayiotis from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 89 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Panayiotis remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Panayiotis by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Panayiotis during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Panayiotis
The name Panayiotis originates from the Greek language and has its roots in ancient times. It is a variant of the name Panagiotis, which is derived from the Greek words "panaghios" meaning "all-holy" and "pan" meaning "all."
This name was commonly used in the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Christian tradition, where it was often given to children as a way to honor the Virgin Mary or saints venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The earliest recorded instances of this name can be traced back to the 6th century AD.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Panayiotis was Panayiotis Potagos, a Greek revolutionary and military leader who played a crucial role in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. He was born in 1788 and died in 1854.
Another prominent figure was Panayiotis Kondylis, a Greek military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1935 to 1936. He was born in 1887 and died in 1975.
In the field of literature, Panayiotis Soutsos was a renowned Greek poet and playwright in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in 1779 and died in 1868.
The name Panayiotis was also borne by Panayiotis Kanellopoulos, a Greek politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1945 to 1945. He was born in 1902 and died in 1986.
In the realm of sports, Panayiotis Fakiris was a Greek footballer who played as a forward and represented Greece in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in 1897 and died in 1979.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who carried the name Panayiotis, which has a rich cultural and religious heritage rooted in the Greek language and Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition.
People
Panayiotis + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Panayiotis: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Panayiotis?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 297 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Panayiotis going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,154,055 US residents.
Is Panayiotis a common name?
We classify Panayiotis as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 303 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Panayiotis most popular?
The single biggest year for Panayiotis was 2003, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Panayiotis is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Panayiotis a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Panayiotis in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.