Origin and Meaning of the Name Pamela

Pamela

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

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Pamela female popularity statistics
Year	Rank	+/-	Quantity
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
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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