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Panda

Panda ranks #298 out of 55,875 dog names in our data (the #1 dog name is Bella). Across all 16 places, 296 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #131 for cats.
Panda's popularity trend

Panda's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2025.

0.01%0.02%0.03%0.04%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
296
across 16 places
Popularity rank
#298
of 55,875 dog names
5-year rank move
+92
2020 → 2025
Gender split
65% girls
65% girls35% boys
What does Panda mean?
/ˈpɑndə/2 syllables

Panda is the common name for the giant panda, the black-and-white bear native to central China. But the word "panda" itself is older than that association: it entered English in the 19th century for the red panda, borrowed via French from a Himalayan language whose exact source is still debated among etymologists, and was only later extended to the giant panda once naturalists recognized a link between the two animals.

Panda suits a pet with a black-and-white coat or a sweetly lumbering way of moving — it's a name that's instantly visual and hard not to smile at.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Panda shows up

Panda's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

DarwinAustralia0.1%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.1%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.1%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.1%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.1%
New York CityUnited States of America0.1%
PlayfordAustralia0.1%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.1%
Maple RidgeCanada0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%
ZürichSwitzerland0.0%
BurnsideAustralia0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.0%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.0%

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