Boy or Girl

Is Pam a boy or girl name?

Pam was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 33,148 US babies named Pam were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Pam since 1915
33,148
Most popular year
1959
3,677 babies
Babies named Pam each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Pam from 1915 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01,0002,0003,0004,000192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Pam, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s05100%
1920s07100%
1930s0116100%
1940s03,357100%
1950s611,23599.9%
1960s1717,10999.9%
1970s01,126100%
1980s0144100%
1990s026100%
2000s00–
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–5#15,216
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–5#14,889
19910–6#12,646
19900–10#8,335
19890–6#11,905
19880–13#6,156
19870–10#7,189
19860–9#7,556
19850–8#8,091
19840–17#4,442
19830–18#4,234
19820–25#3,391
19810–14#5,165
19800–24#3,472
19790–29#2,973
19780–32#2,661
19770–38#2,366
19760–34#2,422
19750–53#1,771
19740–74#1,395
19730–120#994
19720–189#741
19710–230#675
19700–327#561
19690–382#498
19680–503#419
19670–601#368
19660–852#298
19650–1,218#246
19640–1,869#196
19630–2,385#166
19627#3,5452,810#150
19610–3,083#144
196010#2,8143,406#132
19590–3,677#125
19580–3,065#139
19576#3,8721,959#184
19560–866#302
19550–473#402
19540–325#491
19530–245#558
19520–205#609
19510–191#625
19500–229#546
19490–343#428
19480–572#327
19470–667#305
19460–546#320
19450–349#377
19440–325#394
19430–282#443
19420–146#621
19410–72#863
19400–55#967
19390–19#1,860
19380–18#1,927
19370–23#1,617
19360–14#2,240
19350–10#2,886
19340–0–
19330–13#2,373
19320–5#4,938
19310–7#3,773
19300–7#3,964
19290–0–
19280–0–
19270–7#4,186
19260–0–
19250–0–
19240–0–
19230–0–
19220–0–
19210–0–
19200–0–
19190–0–
19180–0–
19170–0–
19160–0–
19150–5#4,806

Highest rank

As a boy name, Pam reached #2,814 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #125 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Pam

Compare Pam with another nameTry Pam with your surnameTop names of 1959More names starting with P

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.