Baby names

How popular is the name Pamela?

In 2025, 82 baby girls in the U.S. were named Pamela, the 2239th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1954, when 27,361 girls got the name. 595,076 girls have been named Pamela since 1880. 1,386 boys have had the name too.

Rank in 2025

#2,239

among girls' names

Babies in 2025

girls named Pamela

Peak year

1954

27,361 girls

Girls named Pamela each year since 1880

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The numbers for Pamela (girls)

Year	Babies
2025	82
2024	88
2023	102
2022	95
2021	112
2020	123
2019	146
2018	136
2017	155
2016	184
2015	167
2014	185
2013	205
2012	215
2011	266
2010	258
2009	331
2008	455
2007	516
2006	568
2005	457
2004	540
2003	673
2002	530
2001	578
2000	607
1999	655
1998	714
1997	770
1996	814
1995	687
1994	748
1993	806
1992	920
1991	1,085
1990	1,194
1989	1,331
1988	1,510
1987	1,784
1986	2,016
1985	2,468
1984	2,642
1983	3,029
1982	3,546
1981	3,881
1980	3,533
1979	3,365
1978	2,690
1977	2,830
1976	3,364
1975	4,177
1974	5,272
1973	5,813
1972	7,472
1971	10,149
1970	12,907
1969	13,355
1968	14,031
1967	15,368
1966	16,249
1965	17,467
1964	19,823
1963	20,593
1962	21,270
1961	21,691
1960	22,092
1959	24,714
1958	25,279
1957	25,015
1956	26,928
1955	26,690
1954	27,361
1953	25,760
1952	20,879
1951	18,570
1950	16,202
1949	15,132
1948	14,281
1947	12,398
1946	9,367
1945	6,169
1944	6,204
1943	4,839
1942	2,632
1941	1,468
1940	631
1939	337
1938	314
1937	264
1936	220
1935	194
1934	147
1933	108
1932	96
1931	99
1930	94
1929	110
1928	100
1927	67
1926	76
1925	75
1924	51
1923	50
1922	38
1921	33
1920	27
1919	22
1918	18
1917	17
1916	12
1915	22
1914	13
1913	16
1912	17
1911	8
1910	5
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	Fewer than 5
1907	Fewer than 5
1906	6
1905	Fewer than 5
1904	5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	6
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	Fewer than 5
1895	5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

Boys named Pamela each year since 1880

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The numbers for Pamela (boys)

Year	Babies
2025	Fewer than 5
2024	Fewer than 5
2023	Fewer than 5
2022	Fewer than 5
2021	Fewer than 5
2020	Fewer than 5
2019	Fewer than 5
2018	Fewer than 5
2017	Fewer than 5
2016	Fewer than 5
2015	Fewer than 5
2014	Fewer than 5
2013	Fewer than 5
2012	Fewer than 5
2011	Fewer than 5
2010	Fewer than 5
2009	Fewer than 5
2008	Fewer than 5
2007	Fewer than 5
2006	Fewer than 5
2005	Fewer than 5
2004	5
2003	Fewer than 5
2002	Fewer than 5
2001	Fewer than 5
2000	Fewer than 5
1999	5
1998	Fewer than 5
1997	Fewer than 5
1996	Fewer than 5
1995	Fewer than 5
1994	Fewer than 5
1993	7
1992	5
1991	7
1990	11
1989	12
1988	7
1987	11
1986	7
1985	11
1984	8
1983	10
1982	16
1981	12
1980	7
1979	13
1978	8
1977	14
1976	20
1975	17
1974	21
1973	20
1972	21
1971	43
1970	51
1969	60
1968	40
1967	49
1966	38
1965	36
1964	40
1963	63
1962	35
1961	48
1960	53
1959	38
1958	58
1957	48
1956	41
1955	38
1954	37
1953	32
1952	31
1951	27
1950	27
1949	23
1948	28
1947	28
1946	25
1945	14
1944	23
1943	21
1942	9
1941	7
1940	Fewer than 5
1939	Fewer than 5
1938	Fewer than 5
1937	Fewer than 5
1936	Fewer than 5
1935	Fewer than 5
1934	Fewer than 5
1933	Fewer than 5
1932	Fewer than 5
1931	Fewer than 5
1930	Fewer than 5
1929	Fewer than 5
1928	Fewer than 5
1927	Fewer than 5
1926	Fewer than 5
1925	Fewer than 5
1924	Fewer than 5
1923	Fewer than 5
1922	Fewer than 5
1921	Fewer than 5
1920	Fewer than 5
1919	Fewer than 5
1918	Fewer than 5
1917	Fewer than 5
1916	Fewer than 5
1915	Fewer than 5
1914	Fewer than 5
1913	Fewer than 5
1912	Fewer than 5
1911	Fewer than 5
1910	Fewer than 5
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	Fewer than 5
1907	Fewer than 5
1906	Fewer than 5
1905	Fewer than 5
1904	Fewer than 5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	Fewer than 5
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

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Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.

Girls named Pamela each year since 1880

Boys named Pamela each year since 1880

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