Pamel — girls' name
48 babies named Pamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
65% of everyone ever named Pamel was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Pamel in 1957 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Pamel
The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Pamel between 1957 and 1970, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pamel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Pamel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pamel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Pamel 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 48 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.
Pamel at a glance
Last recorded 1970Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Pamel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1957
- Peak year (1957)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1970.
48 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1957 with 7 births in a single year.
Pamel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 31 births that decade — 65% of Pamel's all-time total
Pamel decade highlights
- Peak decade 31 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Pamel's strongest decade
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 65% of all-time use.
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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, 1957–1970 (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.