Pamela
3 countries#2239 in United States, 2025US
#2239
in United States, 2025
FR
#5992
in France, 2022
SCOT
4,143
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
608,484
Peak year (United States)
1954
Peak-year count
27,398
First recorded
1895
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Pamela was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
596,462 births recorded 1895–2025 · currently #2239 · peaked in 1954 with 27,398 births
Most common in: California, Ohio, New York, Illinois, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
7,879 births recorded 1903–2022 · currently #5992 · peaked in 1982 with 1,572 births
Most common in: Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4,143 births recorded 1974–2018 · peaked in 1981 with 386 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Pamela’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #532 | — |
| 2007 | #582 | ↓50 |
| 2008 | #671 | ↓89 |
| 2009 | #842 | ↓171 |
| 2010 | #983 | ↓141 |
| 2011 | #961 | ↑22 |
| 2012 | #1148 | ↓187 |
| 2013 | #1171 | ↓23 |
| 2014 | #1289 | ↓118 |
| 2015 | #1399 | ↓110 |
| 2016 | #1300 | ↑99 |
| 2017 | #1451 | ↓151 |
| 2018 | #1585 | ↓134 |
| 2019 | #1495 | ↑90 |
| 2020 | #1668 | ↓173 |
| 2021 | #1801 | ↓133 |
| 2022 | #2034 | ↓233 |
| 2023 | #1934 | ↑100 |
| 2024 | #2150 | ↓216 |
| 2025 | #2239 | ↓89 |