How Many People Are Named Pandora?
An estimated 2,550 people in the United States have the first name Pandora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Pandora peaked in popularity in 1952 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pandora as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pandora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,550
About 1 in 134,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1952
132 births
Total Registered
3,094
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pandora
Pandora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,094 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pandora as a female name
Ranked #3,857 in 2024
39 female births in 2024
Peak: 1952 (132 births)
Pandora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pandora span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 660 babies were registered. Pandora has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pandora by Decade
How has Pandora tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pandora by State
Birth registrations for Pandora span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, North Carolina. The lowest are in West Virginia, Alabama, Arizona. On average, about 43 Pandoras were registered per state.
Pandora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pandora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Pandora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pandora?
We estimate approximately 2,550 people named Pandora are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 134,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Pandora a common name?
Pandora is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,094 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pandora most popular?
Pandora reached peak popularity in 1952, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pandora is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pandora a female name?
Pandora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pandora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pandora Smith, Pandora Johnson, Pandora Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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