Is Pamela a boy or girl name?
Pamela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 88 girls and 0 boys were named Pamela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 596,378 US babies named Pamela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,161
- Babies named Pamela since 1895
- 596,378
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 27,399 babies
Boys and girls named Pamela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 627 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,873 | 100% |
| 1940s | 178 | 73,121 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 377 | 237,395 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 462 | 181,938 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 228 | 58,038 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 101 | 25,744 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 35 | 8,393 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 5 | 5,255 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,916 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 520 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,161 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,940 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,044 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,812 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,673 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,497 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,587 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,456 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,310 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,402 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,290 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,176 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,151 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 266 | #962 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 258 | #984 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 331 | #845 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 455 | #672 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 516 | #582 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 568 | #532 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 457 | #620 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,726 | 540 | #527 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 673 | #447 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 530 | #517 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 578 | #484 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 607 | #458 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,152 | 655 | #421 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 714 | #388 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 770 | #360 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 814 | #341 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 687 | #385 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 748 | #352 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,400 | 806 | #324 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,437 | 920 | #302 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,071 | 1,085 | #259 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,907 | 1,194 | #238 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,451 | 1,331 | #199 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,263 | 1,510 | #184 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,171 | 1,783 | #153 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,763 | 2,016 | #138 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,973 | 2,469 | #116 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,857 | 2,642 | #104 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,068 | 3,030 | #91 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,936 | 3,546 | #82 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,558 | 3,882 | #76 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,354 | 3,535 | #86 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,308 | 3,365 | #90 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,453 | 2,690 | #109 |
| 1977 | 14 | #3,006 | 2,831 | #102 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,309 | 3,364 | #84 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,512 | 4,177 | #70 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,096 | 5,272 | #54 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,105 | 5,813 | #47 |
| 1972 | 21 | #2,007 | 7,471 | #34 |
| 1971 | 43 | #1,284 | 10,149 | #28 |
| 1970 | 51 | #1,163 | 12,906 | #26 |
| 1969 | 60 | #999 | 13,356 | #24 |
| 1968 | 40 | #1,212 | 14,032 | #20 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,055 | 15,368 | #17 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,229 | 16,250 | #14 |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,289 | 17,468 | #12 |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,229 | 19,824 | #11 |
| 1963 | 63 | #953 | 20,588 | #14 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,333 | 21,271 | #13 |
| 1961 | 48 | #1,145 | 21,690 | #15 |
| 1960 | 53 | #1,067 | 22,091 | #14 |
| 1959 | 38 | #1,276 | 24,712 | #12 |
| 1958 | 58 | #1,005 | 25,280 | #11 |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,111 | 25,014 | #12 |
| 1956 | 41 | #1,201 | 26,927 | #12 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,236 | 26,689 | #12 |
| 1954 | 37 | #1,238 | 27,362 | #12 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,351 | 25,759 | #10 |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,371 | 20,880 | #17 |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,447 | 18,570 | #16 |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,419 | 16,202 | #17 |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,572 | 15,132 | #21 |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,395 | 14,281 | #22 |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,416 | 12,398 | #28 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,429 | 9,367 | #34 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,909 | 6,169 | #42 |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,427 | 6,204 | #44 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,565 | 4,839 | #54 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,665 | 2,632 | #106 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,069 | 1,468 | #155 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 631 | #251 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 337 | #348 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 314 | #369 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 264 | #399 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 220 | #434 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 194 | #459 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 147 | #535 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 108 | #632 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 96 | #693 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 99 | #672 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 94 | #725 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 110 | #669 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 100 | #709 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 67 | #916 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 76 | #852 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 75 | #864 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,105 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,083 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,280 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,430 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,618 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,793 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,086 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,079 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,618 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,608 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,989 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,513 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,337 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,920 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,704 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,903 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,108 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,652 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,761 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pamela reached #953 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #10 in 1953. 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 Pamela
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.