Recorded 1945–1960 Girls' name Peak 1954 63 births

Pamalee — girls' name

63 babies named Pamalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s211950s371960s5
1950s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Pamalee was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

10 babies were named Pamalee in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pamalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Pamalee between 1945 and 1960, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pamalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pamalee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pamalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pamalee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 63 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pamalee at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

63

Since 1945

16 years of records

Peak year

1954

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1945

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1960

Pamalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1945

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1954)
10
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 196019561955195419531950194919481945 8

Pamalee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
37 births that decade — 59% of Pamalee's all-time total
1940s211950s371960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pamalee?
63 babies have been named Pamalee since 1945. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1954 with 10 births.
When was Pamalee most popular?
Pamalee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Pamalee been used?
Pamalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 16 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Pamalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pamela, Pam, Pamala, Pamella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.