Pamela

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Pamela is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 596,378 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 594,992 as girls and 1,386 as boys. Pamela gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1954 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 88
2023 102
2022 95
2021 112
2020 123
2019 146
2018 136
2017 155
2016 183
2015 167
2014 185
2013 205
2012 215
2011 266
2010 258
2009 331
2008 455
2007 516
2006 568
2005 457
2004 545
2003 673
2002 530
2001 578
2000 607
1999 660
1998 714
1997 770
1996 814
1995 687
1994 748
1993 813
1992 925
1991 1,092
1990 1,205
1989 1,343
1988 1,517
1987 1,794
1986 2,023
1985 2,480
1984 2,650
1983 3,040
1982 3,562
1981 3,894
1980 3,542
1979 3,378
1978 2,698
1977 2,845
1976 3,384
1975 4,194
1974 5,293
1973 5,833
1972 7,492
1971 10,192
1970 12,957
1969 13,416
1968 14,072
1967 15,417
1966 16,288
1965 17,504
1964 19,864
1963 20,651
1962 21,306
1961 21,738
1960 22,144
1959 24,750
1958 25,338
1957 25,062
1956 26,968
1955 26,727
1954 27,399
1953 25,791
1952 20,911
1951 18,597
1950 16,229
1949 15,155
1948 14,309
1947 12,426
1946 9,392
1945 6,183
1944 6,227
1943 4,860
1942 2,641
1941 1,475
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
1906 6
1904 5
1898 6
1895 5