Pamela

Girl coinages #1940 in 2023

Pamela is a girl name of coinages origin.

Meaning of Pamela

Invented by Sir for his pastoral poem '''' (c 1593). Seemingly created from scratch; some imagine an analysis as + μέλι but there is no evidence that this was intended.

Popularity of Pamela

Popularity, 1895–2023

102 births in 2023

1895 2023

594,904 U.S. births recorded from 1895–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1954

27,399 babies

First recorded

1895

128 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.