Pa vs Pamela

Side-by-side comparison of Pa and Pamela - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pa

Girl name

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Name B

Pamela

Girl name · Rank #2150

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Metric Pa Pamela
Current Rank Unranked #2150
Total Births (all years) 1,338 595,076
Peak Year 1992 1954
Peak Year Births 103 27,361
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1895

Births by Decade

Decade Pa Pamela
1890s - 11
1900s - 11
1910s - 150
1920s - 627
1930s - 1,873
1940s - 73,121
1950s - 237,398
1960s - 181,939
1970s 10 58,039
1980s 535 25,740
1990s 710 8,393
2000s 83 5,255
2010s - 1,917
2020s - 602

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pa Pamela
2014 - 185
2015 - 167
2016 - 184
2017 - 155
2018 - 136
2019 - 146
2020 - 123
2021 - 112
2022 - 95
2023 - 102
2024 - 88
2025 - 82

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2006.

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