Panagiota
Feminine · “all-holy”
Panagiota is a Greek name built on Panagia, All-Holy, the title Greeks give the Virgin Mary. It is five syllables long and deeply traditional, and Greek families brought it to America.
How old is the name Panagiota?
Panagiota first appears in US birth records in 1918 — 107 years ago. The typical Panagiota alive today was born around 1982, making them about 43 years old. About 500 people named Panagiota are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Panagiota most popular?
Panagiota peaked in 1973, reaching #2689 nationally. See the whole 1973 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Panagia to Panagiota
The story of Panagiota
In Greek Orthodox churches Mary is called the Panagia, the All-Holy, and countless churches and monasteries bear the title. The name made from it has a feminine and a masculine form, Panagiota and Panagiotis, both common in Greece and among Greek families abroad, and both celebrated on the great feast of Mary in August. In America the name kept its Greek form, often shortened at home to Yiota or Giota.
Meaning
all-holy
From Greek Panagia, all-holy, the title of the Virgin Mary in the Orthodox Church. Panagiota is the feminine name; Panagiotis is the masculine.
How the name formed
- Panagia
- Panagiota
Related forms: Panagiota · Panagiotis
Pronouncing Panagiota
pah-nah-YOH-tah
Stress on the fourth syllable; the g is a soft y sound in Greek.
Nicknames for Panagiota
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1918
- Most girls named
- 197627 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2689reached in 1973
- Change vs 2021
- 0.0%5 in 2023, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Panagiota in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Panagiota in Greek — same name
- Panagiotis in Greek — related form
Panagiotas among us
people named Panagiota are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Panagiota sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its meaning is clear and cherished in Greek tradition.
- Yiota and Nota give easy short forms.
- It connects strongly to Greek family roots.
- English speakers will say the g hard and stumble over its length.
- It is long and will be shortened on forms and screens.
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Frequently asked
- How many Panagiotas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Panagiota are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Panagiota in 2025?
- Panagiota is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Panagiota will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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