Panagiotis
Panagiotis or Panayiotis is a common male Greek name. It derives from the Greek epithet Panagia or Panayia ("All-Holy") for Mary. The feminine form of the name is Panagiota or Panayiota (Παναγιὡτα).
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Panagiotis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Panagiotis or Panayiotis is a common male Greek name. It derives from the Greek epithet Panagia or Panayia ("All-Holy") for Mary. The feminine form of the name is Panagiota or Panayiota (Παναγιὡτα).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Panagiotis
The earliest SSA record of Panagiotis as a baby boy name dates back to 1963, when 7 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 41 newborns named Panagiotis — #1,491 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Panagiotis on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Panagiotis ranks #6,931 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Panagiotis
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Panagiotis. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Panagiotakis
- Panayiotis
- Panos
- Takis
Notable people named Panagiotis
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos , Greek revolutionary and member of the Filiki Eteria
- Panagiotis Beglitis , Greek politician
- Panagiotis Chinofotis , Greek admiral and politician
- Panayiotis Chronis , Greek football player
- Panagiotis Danglis , Greek general and politician
- Panayiotis Demetriou , Cypriot politician
- Panagiotis Doxaras , Greek painter of the 17th/18th century
- Panagiotis Efstratiadis , Greek archaeologist
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Names that sound like Panagiotis
Phonetically similar names — useful when Panagiotis is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pontius
- Pennacchio
- Banditos
- Benavides
- Benignity
- Spondylitis
- Sonatas
- Santagata
- Sogginess
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About the name Panagiotis
Panagiotis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Panagiotis's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #1,406. Use the chart and map above to compare Panagiotis'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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