The baby name Pamela appears in baby name data for the United States from 1915 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 34,887 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Pamela has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1921 | 6 |
| 1922 | 12 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 22 |
| 1925 | 46 |
| 1926 | 62 |
| 1927 | 28 |
| 1928 | 95 |
| 1929 | 98 |
| 1930 | 64 |
| 1931 | 27 |
| 1932 | 52 |
| 1933 | 63 |
| 1934 | 91 |
| 1935 | 112 |
| 1936 | 175 |
| 1937 | 209 |
| 1938 | 262 |
| 1939 | 312 |
| 1940 | 592 |
| 1941 | 1,551 |
| 1942 | 2,789 |
| 1943 | 5,779 |
| 1944 | 6,669 |
| 1945 | 6,527 |
| 1946 | 10,207 |
| 1947 | 14,765 |
| 1948 | 17,506 |
| 1949 | 18,621 |
| 1950 | 21,151 |
| 1951 | 25,293 |
| 1952 | 28,595 |
| 1953 | 34,887 |
| 1954 | 34,704 |
| 1955 | 33,017 |
| 1955 | 10 |
| 1956 | 34,698 |
| 1956 | 25 |
| 1957 | 31,467 |
| 1958 | 32,170 |
| 1958 | 16 |
| 1959 | 31,575 |
| 1960 | 28,957 |
| 1960 | 15 |
| 1961 | 28,776 |
| 1961 | 10 |
| 1962 | 28,402 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1963 | 23,835 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 24,383 |
| 1965 | 21,527 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 20,259 |
| 1967 | 19,136 |
| 1968 | 17,740 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 16,959 |
| 1969 | 26 |
| 1970 | 16,457 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 12,820 |
| 1972 | 9,451 |
| 1973 | 7,002 |
| 1974 | 6,394 |
| 1975 | 5,143 |
| 1976 | 4,068 |
| 1977 | 3,603 |
| 1978 | 3,356 |
| 1979 | 4,267 |
| 1980 | 4,401 |
| 1981 | 4,619 |
| 1982 | 4,162 |
| 1983 | 3,493 |
| 1984 | 3,053 |
| 1985 | 2,826 |
| 1986 | 2,495 |
| 1987 | 2,195 |
| 1988 | 1,822 |
| 1989 | 1,587 |
| 1990 | 1,041 |
| 1991 | 1,218 |
| 1992 | 889 |
| 1993 | 772 |
| 1994 | 690 |
| 1995 | 571 |
| 1996 | 769 |
| 1997 | 747 |
| 1998 | 734 |
| 1999 | 485 |
| 2000 | 454 |
| 2001 | 471 |
| 2002 | 389 |
| 2003 | 502 |
| 2004 | 616 |
| 2005 | 490 |
| 2006 | 551 |
| 2007 | 504 |
| 2008 | 435 |
| 2009 | 210 |
| 2010 | 184 |
| 2011 | 210 |
| 2012 | 145 |
| 2013 | 129 |
| 2014 | 113 |
| 2015 | 137 |
| 2016 | 112 |
| 2017 | 109 |
| 2018 | 83 |
| 2019 | 99 |
| 2020 | 74 |
| 2021 | 54 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2023 | 72 |
| 2024 | 44 |