Panayiota
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 Panayiota
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 Panayiota
Panayiota first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 10 Panayiotas were born — ranking #9,351 that year. As of 2026, Panayiota ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 112 Panayiotas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Panayiota
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- 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 Panayiota
Phonetically similar names — useful when Panayiota is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pinata
- Pinnata
- Penaloza
- Pandita
- Bonavita
- Panagiotis
- Pancetta
- Panthea
- Panacea
- Pangea
- Poinsettia
- Pangaea
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About the name Panayiota
Panayiota is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 112 births in the dataset. Panayiota's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #9,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Panayiota'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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