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The baby name Panda is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈpæn.də/; respelling: PAN-dah.

Panda is English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈpæn.də/; respelling: PAN-dah

What is the meaning of the name Panda ?

The baby name Panda is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈpæn.də/; respelling: PAN-dah.

Panda is English in Origin.

Panda is a modern, nature-derived given name taken from the English animal word. The term entered English in the 1820s via French, first naming the red panda; etymology is usually traced to Nepali nigalya ponya “bamboo-eater.” As a baby name it thus carries the sense of “bamboo eater,” and by association suggests gentleness and conservation symbolism.

Use as a first name is rare and unisex, seen sporadically in English-speaking countries since the late 20th century and often as a nickname for Amanda or Pandora. Informal variants and diminutives include Pandy and Pan; elaborations such as Pandalyn or Pandara are occasional inventions. In South Asia, Panda is a common Odia surname from Sanskrit pandita “scholar-priest,” which sometimes migrates into given-name use.

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Panda – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MD 0 #33 2 434
AZ 0 #43 1 706
GE 0 #44 1 997
MO 0 #48 5 2,706
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
CN 0 #81 6 3,857
RS 0 #84 1 923
LT 0 #88 1 949
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
BN Girls 0 #96 11 5,459
TW 0 #101 3 4,523
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
BN Boys 0 #120 14 6,332
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
PR Boys 0 #172 7 2,508
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
MO Boys 0 #198 26 5,842
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
LU Boys 0 #215 6 4,970
NA Girls 0 #215 10 7,146
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
AO Boys 0 #216 27 5,568
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
MO Girls 0 #220 32 7,056
TW Boys 0 #221 21 7,111
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
GH 0 #245 4 5,396
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
NA Boys 0 #246 8 6,830
KZ Boys 0 #249 41 6,578
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
SG 0 #257 13 11,010
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
TW Girls 0 #281 9 8,139
CN Boys 0 #284 36 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #289 16 6,530
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
QA Girls 0 #302 15 15,378
MY 0 #306 25 12,352
KZ Girls 0 #309 12 5,862
HK 0 #311 38 8,483
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
PL Boys 0 #325 11 6,459
CN Girls 0 #327 23 8,829
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
CZ Girls 0 #332 10 5,378
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
HK Boys 0 #346 198 12,905
SD Girls 0 #353 6 7,678
BR 0 #354 7 5,969
PT Boys 0 #355 13 7,951
GH Boys 0 #356 6 8,138
MU Girls 0 #356 7 8,539
PL Girls 0 #358 7 5,096
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
PH Boys 0 #369 15 11,440
PH Girls 0 #378 13 13,098
OM Girls 0 #385 12 15,987
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
UY Boys 0 #409 5 5,922
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
RU Girls 0 #420 79 11,913
RU Boys 0 #427 79 12,621
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
SD Boys 0 #435 11 10,523
MX 0 #438 8 8,339
HK Girls 0 #451 166 16,104
AR Boys 0 #454 14 7,628
GT Boys 0 #457 18 7,625
PT Girls 0 #465 7 7,952
PA Boys 0 #471 11 9,305
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
CR Boys 0 #476 12 10,188
IQ Girls 0 #481 24 11,303
KW Girls 0 #499 17 19,177
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
SG Girls 0 #512 75 18,916
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
IR Girls 0 #520 11 8,334
LY 0 #521 15 12,703
AE Girls 0 #524 30 20,968
IR Boys 0 #530 23 10,162
UY Girls 0 #531 6 6,731
PS Boys 0 #533 16 10,655
CM Boys 0 #536 15 12,054
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
BD Boys 0 #567 10 10,045
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
BO Boys 0 #573 20 9,244
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
IL Boys 0 #588 20 10,983
IN Girls 0 #611 21 13,121
CL Boys 0 #612 54 13,390
AR Girls 0 #626 5 8,289
SG Boys 0 #631 67 17,960
IL Girls 0 #639 7 11,648
LB 0 #639 20 13,263
BO Girls 0 #646 6 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #649 19 13,071
QA Boys 0 #698 10 18,093
MX Boys 0 #701 290 16,355
IT 0 #705 10 4,183
BR Boys 0 #718 34 12,213
KW Boys 0 #756 14 18,755
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
TN 0 #771 59 13,765
CO Boys 0 #792 129 15,656
MY Girls 0 #805 190 24,821
Germany Girls 0 #812 27 4,949
CL Girls 0 #813 39 14,098
EG Boys 0 #817 70 15,035
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
PE Boys 0 #831 48 14,506
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
SA Girls 0 #891 45 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #901 30 5,610
MY Boys 0 #901 212 25,439
EG Girls 0 #905 55 14,742
BR Girls 0 #915 27 12,708
PE Girls 0 #915 29 14,861
NL Boys 0 #924 28 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #925 28 5,697
NG Boys 0 #933 19 16,906
NL Girls 0 #938 18 5,933
IN Boys 0 #946 56 16,750
Spain Girls 0 #965 19 5,561
CO Girls 0 #1,020 59 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,066 27 22,615
MA 0 #1,083 46 20,986
DZ 0 #1,103 74 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,107 72 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,109 75 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,113 29 25,928
TR 0 #1,118 94 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,345 102 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,352 120 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,531 84 28,008

Panda is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Panda

Panda is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Panda is a 2 syllable name, pronounced IPA: /ˈpæn.də/; respelling: PAN-dah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Pandi, Pandy, Pandah and Pandie.
Across languages, Panda has these equivalents: Chinese: 熊猫 (xióngmāo), Japanese: パンダ (panda), Nepali (historical source for red panda), Scientific/Latin: Ailuropoda (giant panda), Ailurus (red panda).