Pam vs Pamela
Side-by-side comparison of Pam and Pamela - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Pam | Pamela |
| Current Rank | Unranked | #2150 |
| Total Births (all years) | 33,125 | 595,076 |
| Peak Year | 1959 | 1954 |
| Peak Year Births | 3,677 | 27,361 |
| Peak Decade | 1960s | 1950s |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| First Recorded Year | 1915 | 1895 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Pam | Pamela |
| 1890s | - | 11 |
| 1900s | - | 11 |
| 1910s | 5 | 150 |
| 1920s | 7 | 627 |
| 1930s | 116 | 1,873 |
| 1940s | 3,357 | 73,121 |
| 1950s | 11,235 | 237,398 |
| 1960s | 17,109 | 181,939 |
| 1970s | 1,126 | 58,039 |
| 1980s | 144 | 25,740 |
| 1990s | 26 | 8,393 |
| 2000s | - | 5,255 |
| 2010s | - | 1,917 |
| 2020s | - | 602 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Pam | 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 |