Names / Girl names
Pamela
Current rank
#2,251
and easing
All-time peak
#10
in 1953
First recorded
1895
in U.S. data
Children named
596,400
since 1895
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #10 in 1953 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
All sweetness. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1895. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 1953, at #10 nationally. Over 596,400 have carried it since records began.