Given name & surname · also Latin, Slavic
Panya
“an enthroned woman; crowned with laurel”·“a small child; mousy”·“resembling a mouse”
Panya is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “an enthroned woman; crowned with laurel”, “a small child; mousy”, and “resembling a mouse”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “an enthroned woman; crowned with laurel”, “a small child; mousy”, and “resembling a mouse”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Slavic, Latin, and African naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Panya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 0 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 231 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Panya’s family of names
Panya has a related form in Panyah. Panya has a related form in Panyen. Panya has a related form in Panyin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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