Pamela

Pamela

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Paméla (1)

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 1943 and has been recorded in 63 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 122 babies (rank #136 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,601

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

122

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1943	2	#17
1944	2	#27
1945	2	#147
1953	10	#601
1954	8	#663
1955	12	#581
1956	15	#524
1957	16	#522
1958	12	#617
1959	15	#559
1960	17	#539
1961	22	#486
1962	20	#506
1963	22	#496
1964	26	#454
1965	25	#475
1966	26	#465
1967	24	#490
1968	26	#472
1969	29	#453
1970	35	#407
1971	28	#440
1972	24	#478
1973	25	#433
1974	33	#368
1975	24	#424
1976	25	#406
1977	23	#433
1978	18	#494
1979	53	#262
1980	56	#258
1981	122	#136
1982	86	#185
1983	23	#447
1984	31	#376
1985	27	#426
1986	35	#373
1987	36	#361
1988	28	#435
1989	36	#376
1990	49	#305
1991	64	#247
1992	52	#290
1993	55	#286
1994	54	#285
1995	55	#277
1996	59	#248
1997	28	#447
1998	22	#520
1999	16	#613
2000	9	#876
2001	7	#971
2002	5	#1,110
2003	6	#1,016
2004	6	#1,012
2005	4	#1,210
2006	2	#1,468
2007	2	#1,460
2008	1	#1,654
2009	1	#1,596
2010	1	#1,473
2011	2	#1,337
2012	2	#1,199

Year

Babies

Rank

1943

#17

1944

#27

1945

#147

1953

#601

1954

#663

1955

#581

1956

#524

1957

#522

1958

#617

1959

#559

1960

#539

1961

#486

1962

#506

1963

#496

1964

#454

1965

#475

1966

#465

1967

#490

1968

#472

1969

#453

1970

#407

1971

#440

1972

#478

1973

#433

1974

#368

1975

#424

1976

#406

1977

#433

1978

#494

1979

#262

1980

#258

1981

122

#136

1982

#185

1983

#447

1984

#376

1985

#426

1986

#373

1987

#361

1988

#435

1989

#376

1990

#305

1991

#247

1992

#290

1993

#286

1994

#285

1995

#277

1996

#248

1997

#447

1998

#520

1999

#613

2000

#876

2001

#971

2002

#1,110

2003

#1,016

2004

#1,012

2005

#1,210

2006

#1,468

2007

#1,460

2008

#1,654

2009

#1,596

2010

#1,473

2011

#1,337

2012

#1,199

Meaning

Numerology of Pamela

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Pamela

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Year-by-Year Detail