Naming the Pandas

The names of our 13 panda cubs were selected from a tremendous number of
candidates suggested by a total of 570,000 people,
allowing about 10,000 to have the honor of naming their beloved pandas.

Kouhin, born in 2005, was the first panda whose naming was opened up to the public. The names of 13 of our panda cubs, with Fuhin joining last in 2020, were selected from a tremendous number of candidates suggested by a total of 570,000 people, allowing about 10,000 to have the honor of naming their beloved pandas.

Panda Cub Naming List - Public Votes
Name Gender Date of Birth Total Submissions Voters for Winning Name
Kouhin Male August 23, 2005 6,046 submissions 252 voters
Aihin Female December 23, 2006 7,168 submissions 548 voters
Meihin Male
Meihin Female September 13, 2008 10,993 submissions 768 voters
Eihin Male
Kaihin Male August 11, 2010 15,915 submissions 1,245 voters
Youhin Female
Yuhin Female August 10, 2012 20,989 submissions 1,029 voters
Ouhin Female December 2, 2014 10,722 submissions 888 voters
Touhin Female
Yuihin Female September 18, 2016 56,565 submissions 1,292 voters
Saihin Female August 14, 2018 Submissions: 122,421
Votes: 118,347		 2,682 voters
Fuhin Female November 22, 2020 Submissions: 113,314
Votes: 90,899 		1,338 voters