Panos
A masculine Greek name meaning "all" or "everything".
Name Census estimates that about 26 living Americans carry the first name Panos. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Panos today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Panos births was 1984 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Panos. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Panos with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Panos. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
26
~ 1 in 13,182,859 Americans
Peak year
1984
6 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2019 SSA rank
#13,613
Tracked since 1963
Census
Panos in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 313 people with the first name Panos, which placed it at #28,614 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,614
National first-name rank
People counted
313
313 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
95.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Panos
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Panos is White at 95.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Panos described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Panos at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White95.5% · 299
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
- Two or more races0.6% · 2
Popularity
Panos: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Panos from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 11 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Panos remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Panos 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 Panos 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 Panos
The name Panos is of Greek origin and is a shortened form of the name Panagiotis, which means "all-holy" or "entirely holy" in Greek. The name Panagiotis is derived from the Greek words "pan" meaning "all" and "agios" meaning "holy" or "saint".
Panos has been a popular name in Greece for centuries and can be traced back to the Byzantine era. It was often given to children in honor of the Virgin Mary, who is referred to as "Panagia" in Greek, meaning "All-Holy".
One of the earliest known references to the name Panos can be found in the works of the Byzantine historian and scholar Niketas Choniates, who lived in the 12th century. He mentioned a man named Panos who was a notable figure in Constantinople during that time.
In the 15th century, there was a Greek scholar and philosopher named Panos Tragos, who was known for his translations of ancient Greek texts into Latin. He lived from around 1410 to 1490 and was an influential figure during the Renaissance.
Another notable figure in history with the name Panos was Panos Koromelas, a Greek revolutionary who fought against the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence in the early 19th century. He was a prominent military leader and played a significant role in the liberation of Greece.
In the 20th century, Panos Karnezis was a renowned Greek author and playwright. He was born in 1967 and is best known for his novels and short stories, which often explore themes of identity, migration, and cultural clashes. His works have been translated into several languages and have received critical acclaim.
Panos Vlahos was a Greek-American businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1927 to 2017. He founded the Vlahos Trust, a charitable organization that supports education and humanitarian causes in Greece and the United States.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Panos, which has been a part of Greek culture and tradition for centuries.
People
Panos + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Panos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Panos: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Panos?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 26 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Panos 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 13,182,859 US residents.
Is Panos a common name?
We classify Panos as "Very Rare". It ranks above 44.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 27 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Panos most popular?
The single biggest year for Panos was 1984, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Panos is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Panos in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 313 people with the name Panos, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,614 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Panos in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Panos?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Panos appears almost entirely male. Of the 314 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Panos?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Panos is White at 95.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Panos most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Panos in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.5% (299 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Panos in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Panos a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Panos 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.
Is Panos still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Panos in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Panos can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are called Panos?
You can see how many Americans are named Panos on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.