How popular is the name Pamela?

Pamela ranks 56th among girls' names in US records, with 600,243 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,406.

Is Pamela a unisex name?

No. Pamela is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1954, when 27,511 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#56 of girl names

Pronounced P AE1 M AH0 L AH0 (ARPABET)

Pamela is a girls' name, and first appears in 1895. It has been given to 600,243 children — the 56th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 63% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1954, when 27,511 children were given it.

1954Girls: 27,511Boys: 37

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Pamela?: Pamela ranks 56th among girls' names in US records, with 600,243 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,406.
Is Pamela a unisex name?: No. Pamela is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Pamela most popular?: 1954, when 27,511 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.