Girls' name · since 1897
Pamelia
2,229 babies named Pamelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,229
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pamelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,229 have been recorded since 1897.
Pamelia has 2,229 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1985.
- #4,385 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,229 born since 1897
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pamelia ranks #4,385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,229 born since 1897, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,229
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pamelia's 2,229 recorded births place it above 93.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Pamelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pamelia splits its recorded history at 1949: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 103 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pamelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1985
- Peak year (1954)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Pamelia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (844 births, 38% of the file).
1950s was Pamelia's strongest decade.
844 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Pamelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 74
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 121
1930s
121 births
- 1940s
1940s
448 births
- 1950s
1950s
844 births
- 1960s
1960s
539 births
- 1970s 147
1970s
147 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 844 births (38% of all-time use).
How Pamelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pamelia's total volume
Pamelia by state
Where Pamelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 163 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 106 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 94 | 4.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 82 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 45 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 36 | 1.6% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 31 | 1.4% |
163 of 2,229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Pamelia appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Pamelia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (844 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Pamelias (163 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pamelia: 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 (~88 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, 1897–1985 (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 Pamelia 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.