Fun Facts About the Name Pantelis
- 207 babies named Pantelis: U.S. records list 207 babies given the name Pantelis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Pantelis Mean?
Pantelis is a Greek masculine name usually explained as a short form of Panteleimon (Παντελεήμων), meaning "all-merciful." The older name is made of Greek pan (πᾶν), "all," and eleēmōn (ἐλεήμων), "merciful," from eleos (ἔλεος), "mercy" or "compassion." The shortened form Pantelis keeps the beginning of Panteleimon and adds the common Greek ending -is.
The name also has the same form as the Greek adjective pantelēs (παντελής), "complete" or "perfect," formed from pan and telos (τέλος), "end" or "completion." Some explanations therefore connect Pantelis directly with that adjective, but the usual derivation is from Panteleimon; a direct link remains uncertain.
Pantelis Name History & Origins
The name is tied to Saint Panteleimon, a physician and martyr of Nicomedia (now İzmit in Turkey) traditionally placed in the reign of Diocletian in the early fourth century. According to his traditional biography, he was born Pantaleon and received the name Panteleimon after his conversion and healing work; that story explains the later association with mercy but belongs to hagiography rather than to a documentary record of the name's origin.
Panteleimon is venerated as one of the Holy Unmercenary Physicians in the Eastern Orthodox Church and is also recognized as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His veneration was widespread in the Byzantine world, and the full name Panteleimon remains in Orthodox calendar and church usage. Pantelis developed as a shortened Greek form and is used as an independent given name in Greece and among Greek communities abroad. The Italian Pantaleone, though associated with the same saint, comes from the older name Pantaleon and is not a direct form of Pantelis.
How Popular is the Name Pantelis?
Pantelis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1992. Its best rank was #3,757 in 1974.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #11,936 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,781 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,788 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #9,484 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #9,445 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #13,954 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #12,727 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,258 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,976 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #10,117 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,907 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,528 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,406 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #5,544 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #9,230 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #9,127 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #6,739 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #6,264 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,024 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #7,085 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #5,355 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,866 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,514 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #4,078 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #4,305 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #3,862 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #3,757 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,969 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,821 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,770 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,826 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,293 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Pantelis Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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