Girls' name · since 1912
Pandora
3,126 babies named Pandora in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,126
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pandora is the #4464 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,126 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Pandora recorded 3,126 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #4464 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,464 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,126 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pandora ranks #3,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,126 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,126
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pandora's 3,126 recorded births place it above 95.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Pandora compares
3,126 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pandora's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pandora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,126 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pandora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pandora's full recorded timeline at 1975, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pandora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Pandora by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (660 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Pandora's strongest decade.
660 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Pandora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 72
1920s
72 births
- 1930s 58
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 83
1940s
83 births
- 1950s
1950s
659 births
- 1960s
1960s
660 births
- 1970s
1970s
285 births
- 1980s 87
1980s
87 births
- 1990s 173
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
315 births
- 2010s
2010s
498 births
- 2020s 225
2020s
225 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 660 births (21% of all-time use).
How Pandora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pandora's total volume
Pandora by state
Where Pandora concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 144 | 4.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 112 | 3.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 84 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 60 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 52 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 51 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 47 | 1.5% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 45 | 1.4% |
144 of 3,126 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Pandora appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pandora's data
- Pandora's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (660 total births) through the 2020s (225) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Pandoras (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Pandora
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pandora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pandora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.