Pamela Girl
How popular is Pamela?
#2,239 girl name in 2025
82 baby girls were named Pamela in the US in 2025, making it the 2239th most popular girl name.
500,047living people named Pamela (est.)
66median age of people named Pamela
596,462babies named Pamela since 1880
1 in 40,431US babies born in 2025
Pamela popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,239 for girls (▼ 89 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 82 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,399 in 2015, #1,668 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1954 (27,361 girls) |
| Highest rank | #10 in 1953 |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Pamela is most popular
Babies named Pamela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (64 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (61 girls)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
Pamela by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,501 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,727 |
| 1910s | 150 | #1,297 |
| 1920s | 627 | #666 |
| 1930s | 1,873 | #347 |
| 1940s | 73,121 | #21 |
| 1950s | 237,398 | #10 |
| 1960s | 181,939 | #11 |
| 1970s | 58,039 | #26 |
| 1980s | 25,740 | #76 |
| 1990s | 8,393 | #238 |
| 2000s | 5,255 | #446 |
| 2010s | 1,917 | #961 |
| 2020s | 602 | #1,668 |
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Questions
- Is Pamela a boy or girl name?
- Pamela is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Pamela were girls.
- How popular is the name Pamela?
- 82 baby girls were named Pamela in the US in 2025, making it the 2239th most popular girl name.
- When was Pamela most popular?
- Pamela peaked in 1954, when 27,361 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #10 in 1953.
- How many people are named Pamela?
- 596,462 babies have been named Pamela in the US since 1880. We estimate about 500,047 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
- Where is Pamela most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Pamela was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.