Pamela Name Popularity
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How popular is Pamela?
In 2018 the uncommon name Pamela, ranked the 1,584th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Pamela is currently less popular.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #10 was reached in 1953.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1954 with 27,365 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Pamela was less than 5, most recently in 1909.
Approximately during the years 1910-1915, 1916-1929, 1931-1954, and 1978-1981, the name Pamela took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1956-1977, 1982-1993, 2008-2013, and 2016-2017.
Sometimes the name Pamela has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
For a number of years, the name Pamela has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Pamela for their newborn has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Pamela?
Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Pamela is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Pamela is very rarely used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Pamela (Girl) | Pamela (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 135 | 1,584 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 155 | 1,453 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 183 | 1,304 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 167 | 1,402 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 185 | 1,288 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 204 | 1,180 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 215 | 1,150 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 266 | 961 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 258 | 983 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 331 | 844 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 455 | 672 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 515 | 582 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 566 | 532 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 457 | 620 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 540 | 527 | 5 | 12,720 |
| 2003 | | 673 | 447 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 530 | 517 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 578 | 483 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 606 | 458 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 655 | 421 | 5 | 11,148 |
| 1998 | | 714 | 388 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 768 | 360 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 814 | 341 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 687 | 385 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 751 | 352 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 806 | 324 | 7 | 7,398 |
| 1992 | | 918 | 303 | 5 | 9,435 |
| 1991 | | 1,085 | 259 | 7 | 7,070 |
| 1990 | | 1,194 | 238 | 11 | 4,907 |
| 1989 | | 1,334 | 199 | 12 | 4,451 |
| 1988 | | 1,511 | 184 | 7 | 6,259 |
| 1987 | | 1,784 | 153 | 11 | 4,168 |
| 1986 | | 2,017 | 138 | 7 | 5,758 |
| 1985 | | 2,468 | 116 | 11 | 3,972 |
| 1984 | | 2,641 | 104 | 8 | 4,854 |
| 1983 | | 3,029 | 91 | 10 | 4,065 |
| 1982 | | 3,546 | 82 | 16 | 2,937 |
| 1981 | | 3,883 | 76 | 12 | 3,556 |
| 1980 | | 3,535 | 86 | 7 | 5,351 |
| 1979 | | 3,366 | 90 | 13 | 3,308 |
| 1978 | | 2,690 | 109 | 8 | 4,450 |
| 1977 | | 2,831 | 102 | 14 | 3,008 |
| 1976 | | 3,366 | 84 | 20 | 2,307 |
| 1975 | | 4,178 | 70 | 17 | 2,513 |
| 1974 | | 5,271 | 54 | 21 | 2,097 |
| 1973 | | 5,814 | 47 | 20 | 2,100 |
| 1972 | | 7,476 | 34 | 21 | 2,006 |
| 1971 | | 10,143 | 28 | 43 | 1,285 |
| 1970 | | 12,909 | 26 | 51 | 1,163 |
| 1969 | | 13,357 | 24 | 60 | 999 |
| 1968 | | 14,029 | 20 | 40 | 1,212 |
| 1967 | | 15,368 | 17 | 49 | 1,056 |
| 1966 | | 16,248 | 15 | 38 | 1,230 |
| 1965 | | 17,471 | 12 | 36 | 1,290 |
| 1964 | | 19,824 | 11 | 40 | 1,230 |
| 1963 | | 20,585 | 14 | 63 | 952 |
| 1962 | | 21,271 | 13 | 35 | 1,333 |
| 1961 | | 21,684 | 15 | 48 | 1,143 |
| 1960 | | 22,092 | 14 | 53 | 1,067 |
| 1959 | | 24,713 | 12 | 38 | 1,273 |
| 1958 | | 25,262 | 11 | 58 | 1,003 |
| 1957 | | 25,010 | 12 | 48 | 1,113 |
| 1956 | | 26,927 | 12 | 41 | 1,198 |
| 1955 | | 26,692 | 12 | 38 | 1,235 |
| 1954 | | 27,365 | 12 | 37 | 1,239 |
| 1953 | | 25,759 | 10 | 32 | 1,350 |
| 1952 | | 20,880 | 17 | 31 | 1,371 |
| 1951 | | 18,569 | 16 | 27 | 1,447 |
| 1950 | | 16,201 | 17 | 27 | 1,420 |
| 1949 | | 15,132 | 21 | 23 | 1,571 |
| 1948 | | 14,278 | 22 | 28 | 1,395 |
| 1947 | | 12,400 | 28 | 28 | 1,415 |
| 1946 | | 9,366 | 34 | 25 | 1,429 |
| 1945 | | 6,169 | 42 | 14 | 1,909 |
| 1944 | | 6,203 | 44 | 23 | 1,427 |
| 1943 | | 4,838 | 54 | 21 | 1,565 |
| 1942 | | 2,632 | 106 | 9 | 2,666 |
| 1941 | | 1,468 | 155 | 7 | 3,070 |
| 1940 | | 631 | 251 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 338 | 348 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 313 | 370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 265 | 399 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 220 | 434 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 194 | 458 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 147 | 535 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 108 | 632 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 96 | 693 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 99 | 672 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 94 | 725 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 110 | 668 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 100 | 709 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 67 | 915 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 76 | 852 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 75 | 864 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 51 | 1,105 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 50 | 1,083 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 38 | 1,281 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 33 | 1,430 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 27 | 1,618 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 22 | 1,793 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 18 | 2,086 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 17 | 2,079 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 12 | 2,618 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 22 | 1,608 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 13 | 1,989 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 16 | 1,513 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 17 | 1,337 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 8 | 1,921 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 5 | 2,704 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 6 | 1,903 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 5 | 2,108 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 5 | 2,160 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 6 | 1,652 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 5 | 1,761 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |