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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Panayiotis with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Panayiotis in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 385 people with the first name Panayiotis, which placed it at #24,842 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
#24,842
National first-name rank
People counted
385
385 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
96.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Panayiotis
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Panayiotis is White at 96.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.3%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). 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 Panayiotis 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 Panayiotis at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White96.4% · 371
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 9
- Two or more races0.8% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 2
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
How many people share a full name with Panayiotis 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
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.
How common was Panayiotis in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 385 people with the name Panayiotis, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,842 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 Panayiotis 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 Panayiotis?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Panayiotis appears almost entirely male. Of the 388 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Panayiotis?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Panayiotis is White at 96.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.3%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). 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 Panayiotis most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Panayiotis in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.4% (371 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 Panayiotis in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Panayiotis still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Panayiotis 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 Panayiotis 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 have the name Panayiotis?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Panayiotis at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.