Girls' name · since 1948
Pamlea
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Pamlea, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pamlea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 98 have been recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Pamlea recorded 98 times among girls since 1948, 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 1948 to 1971.
- #27,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pamlea ranks #27,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pamlea's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pamlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pamlea splits its recorded history at 1965: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pamlea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1971
- Peak year (1965)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Pamlea by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (70 births, 71% of the file).
1960s was Pamlea's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Pamlea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 70 births (71% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pamlea's data
- Pamlea's decade-level peak was the 1960s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 17 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pamlea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1948–1971 (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 Pamlea 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.