Theofanis
Theofanis, often shortened to Fanis is a masculine given name of Greek origin that may refer to:Fanis Christodoulou, Greek basketball player Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer Fanis Katergiannakis, Born (1974), Greek football goalkeeper Fanis Koumpouras, Greek basketball player Theofanis Michaelas, Cypriot middle-distance runner Fanis Mouratidis, Greek actor Theofanis Tombras (1932–1996), Greek…
Meaning & Origin of Theofanis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Theofanis, often shortened to Fanis is a masculine given name of Greek origin that may refer to:Fanis Christodoulou, Greek basketball player Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer Fanis Katergiannakis, Born (1974), Greek football goalkeeper Fanis Koumpouras, Greek basketball player Theofanis Michaelas, Cypriot middle-distance runner Fanis Mouratidis, Greek actor Theofanis Tombras (1932–1996), Greek…
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The Story of Theofanis
American parents first put Theofanis on the record books as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 5 Theofaniss were born — ranking #5,844 that year. About 50% of every Theofanis on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Theofanis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Theofanis
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- Epiphanous
- Thunnus
- Stuffiness
- Euphonous
- Comfiness
- Saphenous
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About the name Theofanis
Theofanis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Theofanis's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #5,844. Use the chart and map above to compare Theofanis'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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