Panagiota
Panagiota, alternatively spelled as Panayiota, is a feminine Greek given name. It is derived from the Greek epithet Panagia, meaning 'All-holy', for Mary. It has five name days, which it shares with its male counterpart Panagiotis.
Meaning & Origin of Panagiota
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Panagiota, alternatively spelled as Panayiota, is a feminine Greek given name. It is derived from the Greek epithet Panagia, meaning 'All-holy', for Mary. It has five name days, which it shares with its male counterpart Panagiotis.
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The Story of Panagiota
Panagiota first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 27 Panagiotas were born — ranking #2,792 that year. As of 2026, Panagiota ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 560 Panagiotas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Panagiota
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Panayiota Andreou (born 1995), Cypriot sport shooter
- Panayiota Bertzikis , author and activist
- Panagiota Chatzicharistou (born 2000), Greek footballer
- Panagiota Daskalopoulos , mathematics professor
- Panagiota Dosi (born 2001), Greek track and field athlete
- Panagiota Fatourou , Greek computer scientist
- Panagiota "Peny" Karagkouni (born 1993), Greek beach volleyball player
- Panagiota Klentrou , kinesiology professor
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Names that sound like Panagiota
Phonetically similar names — useful when Panagiota is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Panagiotis
- Pangea
- Pinata
- Panchayat
- Pinaceae
- Bonavita
- Bonita
- Biagio
- Biagioni
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About the name Panagiota
Panagiota is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 560 births in the dataset. Panagiota's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #2,792. Use the chart and map above to compare Panagiota's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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