Girls' name · since 1957
Pamel
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 48 babies named Pamel, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pamel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 48 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Pamel recorded 48 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1970.
- #35,531 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 48 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pamel ranks #35,531 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #35,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pamel's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pamel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pamel splits its recorded history at 1965: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pamel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1970
- Peak year (1957)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Pamel by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (31 births, 65% of the file).
1960s was Pamel's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Pamel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 31 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Pamel's decade-level peak was the 1960s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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 Pamel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~13 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, 1957–1970 (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 Pamel 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.