Girls' name · since 1957
Pammy
Pammy has 379 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 379
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pammy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 379 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pammy has been recorded 379 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1975.
- #13,970 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 379 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pammy ranks #13,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 379 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 379
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pammy's 379 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Pammy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pammy splits its recorded history at 1966: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pammy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1975
- Peak year (1963)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Pammy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (231 births, 61% of the file).
1960s was Pammy's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Pammy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
231 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 231 births (61% of all-time use).
Pammy by state
Where Pammy concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Pammy's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 1970s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Pammys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Pammy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1957–1975 (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 Pammy 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.