Pamela
Girl name
Pamela meaning
honey
Pamela at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,143 in 2024
Pamela popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,584 | 27 |
| 1930 | #717 | 94 |
| 1940 | #251 | 631 |
| 1950 | #17 | 16,202 |
| 1953 | #10 | 25,759 |
| 1960 | #14 | 22,091 |
| 1970 | #26 | 12,906 |
| 1980 | #86 | 3,535 |
| 1990 | #238 | 1,194 |
| 2000 | #457 | 607 |
| 2010 | #983 | 258 |
| 2020 | #1,666 | 123 |
| 2024 | #2,143 | 88 |
All 119 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 |
| 1919 | #1,745 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,584 | 27 |
| 1921 | #1,409 | 33 |
| 1922 | #1,269 | 38 |
| 1923 | #1,076 | 50 |
| 1924 | #1,096 | 51 |
| 1925 | #861 | 75 |
| 1926 | #843 | 76 |
| 1927 | #911 | 67 |
| 1928 | #703 | 100 |
| 1929 | #666 | 110 |
| 1930 | #717 | 94 |
| 1931 | #667 | 99 |
| 1932 | #692 | 96 |
| 1933 | #629 | 108 |
| 1934 | #535 | 147 |
| 1935 | #458 | 194 |
| 1936 | #434 | 220 |
| 1937 | #399 | 264 |
| 1938 | #368 | 314 |
| 1939 | #347 | 337 |
| 1940 | #251 | 631 |
| 1941 | #155 | 1,468 |
| 1942 | #106 | 2,632 |
| 1943 | #54 | 4,839 |
| 1944 | #44 | 6,204 |
| 1945 | #42 | 6,169 |
| 1946 | #34 | 9,367 |
| 1947 | #28 | 12,398 |
| 1948 | #22 | 14,281 |
| 1949 | #21 | 15,132 |
| 1950 | #17 | 16,202 |
| 1951 | #16 | 18,570 |
| 1952 | #17 | 20,880 |
| 1953 | #10 | 25,759 |
| 1954 | #12 | 27,362 |
| 1955 | #12 | 26,689 |
| 1956 | #12 | 26,927 |
| 1957 | #12 | 25,014 |
| 1958 | #11 | 25,280 |
| 1959 | #12 | 24,712 |
| 1960 | #14 | 22,091 |
| 1961 | #15 | 21,690 |
| 1962 | #13 | 21,271 |
| 1963 | #14 | 20,588 |
| 1964 | #11 | 19,824 |
| 1965 | #12 | 17,468 |
| 1966 | #14 | 16,250 |
| 1967 | #17 | 15,368 |
| 1968 | #20 | 14,032 |
| 1969 | #24 | 13,356 |
| 1970 | #26 | 12,906 |
| 1971 | #28 | 10,149 |
| 1972 | #34 | 7,471 |
| 1973 | #47 | 5,813 |
| 1974 | #54 | 5,272 |
| 1975 | #70 | 4,177 |
| 1976 | #84 | 3,364 |
| 1977 | #102 | 2,831 |
| 1978 | #109 | 2,690 |
| 1979 | #90 | 3,365 |
| 1980 | #86 | 3,535 |
| 1981 | #76 | 3,882 |
| 1982 | #82 | 3,546 |
| 1983 | #91 | 3,030 |
| 1984 | #104 | 2,642 |
| 1985 | #116 | 2,469 |
| 1986 | #138 | 2,016 |
| 1987 | #153 | 1,783 |
| 1988 | #184 | 1,510 |
| 1989 | #199 | 1,331 |
| 1990 | #238 | 1,194 |
| 1991 | #259 | 1,085 |
| 1992 | #301 | 920 |
| 1993 | #324 | 806 |
| 1994 | #352 | 748 |
| 1995 | #385 | 687 |
| 1996 | #341 | 814 |
| 1997 | #359 | 770 |
| 1998 | #388 | 714 |
| 1999 | #421 | 655 |
| 2000 | #457 | 607 |
| 2001 | #483 | 578 |
| 2002 | #517 | 530 |
| 2003 | #446 | 673 |
| 2004 | #527 | 540 |
| 2005 | #618 | 457 |
| 2006 | #532 | 568 |
| 2007 | #582 | 516 |
| 2008 | #671 | 455 |
| 2009 | #842 | 331 |
| 2010 | #983 | 258 |
| 2011 | #961 | 266 |
| 2012 | #1,148 | 215 |
| 2013 | #1,171 | 205 |
| 2014 | #1,289 | 185 |
| 2015 | #1,399 | 167 |
| 2016 | #1,306 | 183 |
| 2017 | #1,451 | 155 |
| 2018 | #1,584 | 136 |
| 2019 | #1,495 | 146 |
| 2020 | #1,666 | 123 |
| 2021 | #1,800 | 112 |
| 2022 | #2,033 | 95 |
| 2023 | #1,934 | 102 |
| 2024 | #2,143 | 88 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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