Girls' name · since 1945
Pamalee
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Pamalee, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pamalee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 63 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Pamalee recorded 63 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1960.
- #32,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 63 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pamalee ranks #32,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #32,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pamalee's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pamalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pamalee's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pamalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1960
- Peak year (1954)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Pamalee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (37 births, 59% of the file).
1950s was Pamalee's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Pamalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 37 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Pamalee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pamalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pamalee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.