Recorded 1951–1979 Girls' name Peak 1972 118 births

Pamelyn — girls' name

118 babies named Pamelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s421970s63
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Pamelyn was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

13 babies were named Pamelyn in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pamelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Pamelyn between 1951 and 1979, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pamelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pamelyn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pamelyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pamelyn 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 118 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.

Pamelyn at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

118

Since 1951

29 years of records

Peak year

1972

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1951

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1979

Pamelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1951

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1972)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 19791974197219701968196519631951 6

Pamelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
63 births that decade — 53% of Pamelyn's all-time total
1950s131960s421970s63

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pamelyn?
118 babies have been named Pamelyn since 1951. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1972 with 13 births.
When was Pamelyn most popular?
Pamelyn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Pamelyn been used?
Pamelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 29 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Pamelyn?
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, 1951–1979 (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.