FIRST NAME
Pamela
Pamela is the 38th most common female first name in the United States, recorded for 495,700 women and girls in the latest Census. It is also given to 291 men and boys.
AS A FEMALE NAME · #38 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
1,034,633
living · #37
2020 CENSUS
495,700
living · #38
BABIES NAMED PAMELA BY BIRTH YEAR · 1895–2025
202582
As a female name, Pamela peaked in 1954, when 27,361 babies were named Pamela (the #12 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A MALE NAME · #12,491 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
291
living · #12,491
BABIES NAMED PAMELA BY BIRTH YEAR · 1941–2004
20045
As a male name, Pamela peaked in 1963, when 63 babies were named Pamela (the #953 male name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)