Recorded 1957–1975 Girls' name Peak 1963 379 births

Pammy — girls' name

379 babies named Pammy in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s351960s2311970s113
1960s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Pammy was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

41 babies were named Pammy in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pammy

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Pammy between 1957 and 1975, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pammy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pammy performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pammy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Pammy in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pammy 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 379 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.

Pammy at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

379

Since 1957

19 years of records

Peak year

1963

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1957

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1975

Pammy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1957

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1963)
41
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
01020304050 1975197219691966196319601957 9

Pammy by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
231 births that decade — 61% of Pammy's all-time total
1950s351960s2311970s113

Pammy by state

Where Pammy concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Pammy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.3%
#2 Michigan
5 1.3%
#3 Mississippi
5 1.3%
Illinois share of Pammy's total US births 1.3%
Even split

5 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pammy?
379 babies have been named Pammy since 1957. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1963 with 41 births.
When was Pammy most popular?
Pammy was most popular in the 1960s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Pammy most popular?
The top states for the name Pammy are Illinois (5 births), Michigan (5 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Pammy been used?
Pammy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 19 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Pammy?
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, 1957–1975 (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.