The baby name Pandora is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pænˈdɔːrə/ (PAN-DOR-uh).
Pandora is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Pandora is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pænˈdɔːrə/ (PAN-DOR-uh).
Pandora is Greek in Origin.
Pandora derives from the ancient Greek name Πανδώρα (Pandóra), from pan “all” and dōron “gift,” most often interpreted as “all-gifted,” since each Olympian bestowed qualities upon her; a secondary reading is “giver of all.” In Greek myth, Pandora is the first woman, fashioned by Hephaestus at Zeus’s command and wife to Epimetheus; her opening of the famed jar (later misrendered as a box) released human ills while hope remained.
As a given name, Pandora appears in classical Greece and re-emerges sporadically in the Renaissance and Georgian–Victorian periods amid neoclassical taste, though modern usage remains relatively rare due to the cautionary legend. The name sees occasional use in the UK and elsewhere and carries strong cultural resonance. International forms include Pandóra (Hungarian) and Пандора (Russian); the spelling is otherwise stable across European languages. Nicknames and diminutives include Dora, Dory, and Panda.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,666 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #212 | 11 | 4,141 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #213 | 5 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #230 | 13 | 6,293 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #274 | 6 | 2,824 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #283 | 7 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| HK | 0 | #335 | 14 | 8,483 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #392 | 3 | 3,215 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #441 | 11 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #484 | 15 | 11,913 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #515 | 4 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #533 | 4 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #549 | 67 | 16,104 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #567 | 20 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #644 | 8 | 9,488 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #761 | 26 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #819 | 33 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #827 | 12 | 4,949 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #878 | 39 | 8,487 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #878 | 64 | 12,708 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #930 | 14 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #940 | 44 | 5,561 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #940 | 16 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #972 | 23 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,021 | 58 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,115 | 27 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,142 | 42 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,199 | 13 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,366 | 81 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Pandora is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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