Pandora is a distinctive choice, ranked #1603 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Pandora in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1603
About the Name Pandora
Pandora has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 290 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #1006 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Pandora is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Pandora
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Pandora per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Pandora in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Pandora has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 290 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1006 in 2022. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Pandora is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Pandora include: Pandora Clifford — Pandora Clifford is an English actress who has appeared in various roles on stage and screen including Agatha Christie's Poirot, Wallander, Taggart and New...; Pandora (singer) — Anneli Magnusson, known by her stage names Pandora and United DJs vs.; Common pandora — The common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus), also known as king of the breams, pandora, red pandora or Spanish seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish....
Pandora does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Pandoras in the wild.
19
UK babies named Pandora (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 290 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Pandora
Likely around 1 other Pandora in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Pandora Clifford is an English actress who has appeared in various roles on stage and screen including Agatha Christie's Poirot, Wallander, Taggart and New Tricks Born in 1972 in London, brought up near Edinburgh, she read classics at Bristol University before training at LAMDA. She wrote for the Art Sales Page of The Daily Telegraph.
The common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus), also known as king of the breams, pandora, red pandora or Spanish seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.