Girl

Pandora

pan-DOR-ah

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Greek 'pan' (all) + 'doron' (gift), meaning she who receives all gifts. In mythology, the first woman whose curiosity unleashed both suffering and hope into the world—complex, intelligent, and paradigm-shifting.”

Popularity Over Time

Pandora US popularity rank over timeRank 13879 in 1991 to rank 783 in 1952. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#783#7331#13879191219401960198020002024

Pandora is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

3

Nicknames

PandiDoraPan

Style

GrandEtherealLiteraryRomantic

Famous Bearers

  • Pandora (Greek mythology)
  • Pandora Pierce (character in DC Comics)

Collections

Celestial & Cosmic → Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Recognized across Western cultures through classical mythology

People Also Ask

Greek 'pan' (all) + 'doron' (gift), meaning she who receives all gifts. In mythology, the first woman whose curiosity unleashed both suffering and hope into the world—complex, intelligent, and paradigm-shifting.

Pandora is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Pandora include Pandi, Dora, Pan.

Names that pair beautifully with Pandora include Elowen, Ophelia, Isolde, Artemis.