Infographic of Pamela name meaning, which is “(The girl who is) all honey,” from the prefix pam (all) and the Latin mel (honey). In the novel Pamela, by Samuel Richardson, the heroine serving-maid who resists the amorous advances of the son of her employer.
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Pamela Name Popularity

How popular is the name Pamela? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 7 0.0008%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 5 0.0005%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 5 0.0004%
1921 — 6 0.0005%
1922 — 6 0.0005%
1923 — 14 0.0012%
1924 — 17 0.0015%
1925 — 33 0.0029%
1926 — 40 0.0036%
1927 — 19 0.0017%
1928 — 67 0.0063%
1929 — 61 0.0059%
1930 — 47 0.0045%
1931 — 43 0.0044%
1932 — 57 0.0058%
1933 — 52 0.0056%
1934 — 92 0.0095%
1935 — 123 0.0127%
1936 — 159 0.0165%
1937 — 207 0.021%
1938 — 252 0.0246%
1939 — 290 0.0285%
1940 — 577 0.0543%
1941 — 1,447 0.1286%
1942 — 2,622 0.2076%
1943 — 4,837 0.3705%
1944 — 6,202 0.5004%
1945 — 6,165 0.5055%
1946 — 9,366 0.6347%
1947 — 12,400 0.7428%
1948 — 14,279 0.8945%
1949 — 15,130 0.9405%
1950 — 16,204 1.0064%
1951 — 18,572 1.0954%
1952 — 20,877 1.196%
1953 — 25,756 1.4553%
1954 — 27,366 1.497%
1955 — 26,697 1.4514%
1956 — 26,914 1.425%
1957 — 25,016 1.3%
1958 — 25,262 1.3367%
1959 — 24,711 1.3006%
1960 — 22,093 1.166%
1961 — 21,683 1.1485%
1962 — 21,271 1.1586%
1963 — 20,585 1.1468%
1964 — 19,825 1.1263%
1965 — 17,470 1.0683%
1966 — 16,251 1.0408%
1967 — 15,368 1.0127%
1968 — 14,031 0.9344%
1969 — 13,359 0.8671%
1970 — 12,909 0.8112%
1971 — 10,142 0.6749%
1972 — 7,476 0.5489%
1973 — 5,814 0.4485%
1974 — 5,272 0.4056%
1975 — 4,178 0.3251%
1976 — 3,367 0.2612%
1977 — 2,824 0.2095%
1978 — 2,686 0.1998%
1979 — 3,362 0.2384%
1980 — 3,528 0.2413%
1981 — 3,883 0.2642%
1982 — 3,545 0.2372%
1983 — 3,030 0.2053%
1984 — 2,624 0.1764%
1985 — 2,462 0.1622%
1986 — 2,010 0.1332%
1987 — 1,770 0.116%
1988 — 1,492 0.0957%
1989 — 1,305 0.0809%
1990 — 1,159 0.0699%
1991 — 1,052 0.0645%
1992 — 888 0.0556%
1993 — 765 0.0491%
1994 — 722 0.047%
1995 — 654 0.0434%
1996 — 775 0.0518%
1997 — 724 0.049%
1998 — 672 0.0449%
1999 — 616 0.0411%
2000 — 563 0.0369%
2001 — 550 0.0365%
2002 — 494 0.033%
2003 — 631 0.0415%
2004 — 490 0.0321%
2005 — 411 0.0269%
2006 — 540 0.0345%
2007 — 478 0.0303%
2008 — 421 0.0272%
2009 — 272 0.0182%
2010 — 215 0.0149%
2011 — 202 0.0142%
2012 — 164 0.0115%
2013 — 156 0.011%
2014 — 140 0.0096%
2015 — 98 0.0067%
2016 — 109 0.0076%
2017 — 105 0.0075%
2018 — 89 0.0065%
2019 — 91 0.0067%
2020 — 57 0.0045%
2021 — 47 0.0038%
2022 — 53 0.004%
2023 — 59 0.0046%

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Names Like Pamela

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What names are variants of Pamela?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Pamela.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Pam

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pama

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamala

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamalla

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamelia

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamelin

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamelina

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamella

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamelyn

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamelynne

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pamilla

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pammela

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pammie

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Pammy

Honey; all sweetness

Greek

Permelia

By sweetness

Latin

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