Recorded 1955–1986 Girls' name Peak 1964 88 births

Panda — girls' name

88 babies named Panda in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s301960s421970s101980s6
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Panda was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

15 babies were named Panda in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Panda

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Panda between 1955 and 1986, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Panda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Panda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Panda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Panda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 88 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Panda at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

88

Since 1955

32 years of records

Peak year

1964

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1955

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1986

Panda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1955

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1964)
15
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 198619761973196819651964196119601958195719561955 10

Panda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
42 births that decade — 48% of Panda's all-time total
1950s301960s421970s101980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Panda?
88 babies have been named Panda since 1955. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1964 with 15 births.
When was Panda most popular?
Panda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Panda been used?
Panda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 32 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Panda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pansy, Pandora, Pang, Panagiota, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.