Recorded 1948–1971 Girls' name Peak 1965 102 births

Pamlea — girls' name

102 babies named Pamlea in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Pamlea was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

14 babies were named Pamlea in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pamlea

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Pamlea between 1948 and 1971, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pamlea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pamlea performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Pamlea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pamlea 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 102 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.

Pamlea at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

102

Since 1948

24 years of records

Peak year

1965

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1948

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1971

Pamlea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1948

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1965)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Pamlea by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
70 births that decade — 69% of Pamlea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pamlea?
102 babies have been named Pamlea since 1948. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1965 with 14 births.
When was Pamlea most popular?
Pamlea was most popular in the 1960s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Pamlea been used?
Pamlea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 24 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Pamlea?
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, 1948–1971 (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.