Unisex
Nyx
Greek mythology name
“night”
Mostly girls · Greek
Pandora
“all gifted”
Say it pan-DOR-uhPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Pandora.
Pandora has occasionally been used by the British gentry (for girls with brothers who might be called Peregrine) and is now starting to be heard in the US too: It was given to 34 baby girls last year.
Down side: Pandora was the mythological first woman on earth whose curiosity caused her to lift a forbidden box and inadvertently unleash all the evils of the world. But perhaps she's paid the price long enough--Pandora is riding the wave of mythological names used for babies after centuries of being confined to legend.
Pandora is the eponymous title character of an Anne Rice vampire novel, and appears in the Adrian Mole books. There was a Pandora character on Skins, who was adorably called Panda.
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A little perspective
How popular is Pandora?
Girls · 2025#4,52631 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 4,526 | 31 |
| 2024 | Girls | 3,876 | 39 |
| 2023 | Girls | 3,754 | 41 |
| 2022 | Girls | 4,271 | 34 |
| 2021 | Girls | 3,863 | 39 |
| 2020 | Girls | 3,663 | 41 |
| 2019 | Girls | 3,899 | 38 |
| 2018 | Girls | 3,235 | 50 |
| 2017 | Girls | 3,043 | 54 |
| 2016 | Girls | 3,644 | 43 |
| 2015 | Girls | 3,080 | 55 |
| 2014 | Girls | 3,359 | 48 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.
Variations & related forms
PanPandaDoraDouraPandorraPandouraPanndora
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