Is Pandora a boy or girl name?

Pandora is a girl’s name. Of the 3,126 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Pandora

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Pandora was most popular in 1952, when 132 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,363 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,732, with 31 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,126 people named Pandora.

Pandora over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pandora’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pandora a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pandora is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,126 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pandora

Where Pandora is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org