Pantaleon
Pantaleon was a Greek king who reigned some time between 190 and 180 BC in Bactria and India. He was a younger contemporary or successor of the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius, and is sometimes believed to have been his brother and/or subking.
- Ancient Greek
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Pantaleon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pantaleon was a Greek king who reigned some time between 190 and 180 BC in Bactria and India. He was a younger contemporary or successor of the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius, and is sometimes believed to have been his brother and/or subking.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
- Spanish
The Story of Pantaleon
Pantaleon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 6 births, good for #3,872 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Pantaleons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1980 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 60 Pantaleons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Pantaleon most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Philippines44%
- DO24%
- GT13%
- United States10%
- EC8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Pantaleon
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pantaleon is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pantaleo
- Pantaloon
- Pendleton
- Pantalone
- Pantalon
- Pendelton
- Pedalian
- Pandion
- Handelian
- Parhelion
- Pentium
- Pentathlon
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Pantaleon
Pantaleon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Pantaleon's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #3,872. Use the chart and map above to compare Pantaleon'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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