Pamela

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Pamela is a feminine given name, often abbreviated to Pam. Pamela is also infrequently used as a surname.

From Wikipedia

Pamela first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 190 babies (rank #172 that year). In 2024 it was given to 6 girls (rank #1,494). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Pamela

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Pamela yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,647
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
190
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1999190#172
2000180#180
2001152#194
2002135#204
2003120#213
2004118#216
200581#262
200690#257
200787#265
200897#258
200961#335
201093#263
201154#370
201242#428
201344#400
201432#491
201536#451
201618#747
20226#1,512
20235#1,778
20246#1,494