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UK name, mostly boys

Panashe

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Also recorded as a girls' name in the UK, with 42 girls.

Panashe is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Panashe popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3848, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 13 births.

This profile covers 111 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1999 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 31% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 110 living people in the UK are called Panashe. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Panashe ranked #3848 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2004, when 13 boys were registered as Panashe.
  • Panashe is also recorded for girls, but the boys side is the larger UK variant in these records.
  • About 110 living people in the UK are estimated to have Panashe as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
  • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 72.5% of Panashe registrations are for boys.

Latest rank (E&W)

#3848

2020

Births in 2020

4

Latest year

Peak year

2004

13 births

Estimated living

110

2026

Gender

Boy and girl registrations for Panashe

In England and Wales birth records, Panashe has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 72.5% of registrations are for boys and 27.5% are for girls.

These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.

73% boys
27% girls
Boys111 (72.5%)Girls42 (27.5%)

Panashe registered for boys

  • Ranked #3,848 in 2020
  • 4 boys registered in 2020
  • Peak: 2004 (13 births)

Panashe registered for girls

  • Ranked #3,536 in 2013
  • 6 girls registered in 2013
  • Peak: 2003 (9 births)

Popularity

Panashe over time

The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Panashe in England and Wales, from 1999 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Panashe, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2020, compared with 13 at the peak.

Babies born per year

BoysGirls
0591418199920092020

Decades

Panashe by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Panashe was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #3848 4 1
2010s #3492 24 5
2000s #2116 79 10
1990s #2425 4 1

Related

Names similar to Panashe

FAQ

Panashe: questions and answers

How popular is the name Panashe in the UK right now?

In 2020, Panashe was ranked #3848 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Panashe most popular?

The peak year on record was 2004, with 13 babies registered as Panashe in England and Wales.

How many people are called Panashe in the UK?

A total of 111 babies have been registered as Panashe across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.