| Pandora | Charis | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | all-gifted | grace |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | pan-DOR-ə | KAIR-iss |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1952 (132) | 2006 (127) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Pandora | Charis |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 225 | 349 |
| 2010s | 498 | 895 |
| 2000s | 315 | 971 |
| 1990s | 173 | 605 |
| 1980s | 87 | 571 |
| 1970s | 285 | 457 |
| 1960s | 660 | 211 |
| 1950s | 659 | 128 |
| 1940s | 83 | 95 |
| 1930s | 58 | 11 |
| 1920s | 72 | 54 |
| 1910s | 11 | 0 |
From Greek Pandora, combining pan 'all' + doron 'gift', meaning 'all-gifted' or, by an older reading, 'all-giving' (giver of all gifts). The scholarly sense is disputed between 'gifted with everything' and 'giver of all'.
From Greek 'charis' (χάρις) meaning grace, kindness, or charm. In Greek myth the Charites (Graces) were goddesses of grace and beauty; the root also underlies the word charisma.
Pandora and Charis are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Pandora means all-gifted (greek origin), while Charis means grace (greek origin).
In US records, Pandora first appears in 0 and Charis in 0, so Pandora has the longer recorded history.