Origin and Meaning of the Name Pamela

Pamela

English - Female

Name invented in the 16th century for a heroine of the book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney.

  • Rated 3.37 out of 4 stars

Rating: 3.37 (30 votes)

Pamela male popularity statistics
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Pamela female popularity statistics
Year Rank Trend +/- Quantity
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2011 961 +22 266
2010 983 -139 258
2009 844 -173 331
2008 671 -89 455
2007 582 -50 514
2006 532 +88 566
2005 620 -93 457
2004 527 -80 540
2003 447 +70 673
2002 517 -35 530
2001 482 -24 579
2000 458 -37 606
1999 421 -33 655
1998 388 -28 714
1997 360 -19 768
1996 341 +43 814
1995 384 -32 687
1994 352 -28 751
1993 324 -21 806
1992 303 -44 918
1991 259 -21 1085
1990 238 -39 1194
1989 199 -15 1334
1988 184 -31 1511
1987 153 -15 1784
1986 138 -22 2017
1985 116 -12 2468
1984 104 -13 2641
1983 91 -9 3030
1982 82 -6 3545
1981 76 +10 3883
1980 86 +4 3536
1979 90 +19 3366
1978 109 -7 2690
1977 102 -18 2831
1976 84 -14 3367
1975 70 -16 4178
1974 54 -7 5272
1973 47 -13 5814
1972 34 -6 7476
1971 28 -2 10142
1970 26 -2 12909
1969 24 -4 13359
1968 20 -3 14031
1967 17 -3 15368
1966 14 -2 16251
1965 12 -1 17470
1964 11 +3 19825
1963 14 -1 20585
1962 13 +2 21271
1961 15 -1 21683
1960 14 -2 22093
1959 12 -1 24711
1958 11 +1 25262
1957 12 0 25016
1956 12 0 26914
1955 12 0 26697
1954 12 -2 27366
1953 10 +7 25756
1952 17 -1 20877
1951 16 +1 18572
1950 17 +4 16204
1949 21 +1 15130
1948 22 +6 14279
1947 28 +6 12400
1946 34 +8 9366
1945 42 +2 6169
1944 44 +10 6203
1943 54 +52 4838
1942 106 +49 2632
1941 155 +96 1468
1940 251 +96 631
1939 347 +23 338
1938 370 +29 313
1937 399 +35 265
1936 434 +24 220
1935 458 +77 194
1934 535 +97 147
1933 632 +59 108
1932 691 -19 97
1931 672 +53 99
1930 725 -57 94
1929 668 +41 110
1928 709 +206 100
1927 915 -63 67
1926 852 +12 76
1925 864 75
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