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Pamela Name Origin: Greek
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Pronunciation: p(a)-me-la
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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 |
1,258 |
7 |
0.0008% |
1916 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1917 |
1,542 |
5 |
0.0005% |
1918 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1919 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1920 |
1,641 |
5 |
0.0004% |
1921 |
1,465 |
6 |
0.0005% |
1922 |
1,561 |
6 |
0.0005% |
1923 |
1,223 |
14 |
0.0012% |
1924 |
1,177 |
17 |
0.0015% |
1925 |
906 |
33 |
0.0029% |
1926 |
845 |
40 |
0.0036% |
1927 |
1,093 |
19 |
0.0017% |
1928 |
681 |
67 |
0.0063% |
1929 |
707 |
61 |
0.0059% |
1930 |
764 |
47 |
0.0045% |
1931 |
748 |
43 |
0.0044% |
1932 |
690 |
57 |
0.0058% |
1933 |
681 |
52 |
0.0056% |
1934 |
565 |
92 |
0.0095% |
1935 |
492 |
123 |
0.0127% |
1936 |
447 |
159 |
0.0165% |
1937 |
408 |
207 |
0.021% |
1938 |
386 |
252 |
0.0246% |
1939 |
350 |
290 |
0.0285% |
1940 |
254 |
577 |
0.0543% |
1941 |
154 |
1,447 |
0.1286% |
1942 |
106 |
2,622 |
0.2076% |
1943 |
54 |
4,837 |
0.3705% |
1944 |
44 |
6,202 |
0.5004% |
1945 |
42 |
6,165 |
0.5055% |
1946 |
34 |
9,366 |
0.6347% |
1947 |
28 |
12,400 |
0.7428% |
1948 |
22 |
14,279 |
0.8945% |
1949 |
21 |
15,130 |
0.9405% |
1950 |
17 |
16,204 |
1.0064% |
1951 |
16 |
18,572 |
1.0954% |
1952 |
17 |
20,877 |
1.196% |
1953 |
10 |
25,756 |
1.4553% |
1954 |
12 |
27,366 |
1.497% |
1955 |
12 |
26,697 |
1.4514% |
1956 |
12 |
26,914 |
1.425% |
1957 |
12 |
25,016 |
1.3% |
1958 |
11 |
25,262 |
1.3367% |
1959 |
12 |
24,711 |
1.3006% |
1960 |
14 |
22,093 |
1.166% |
1961 |
15 |
21,683 |
1.1485% |
1962 |
13 |
21,271 |
1.1586% |
1963 |
14 |
20,585 |
1.1468% |
1964 |
11 |
19,825 |
1.1263% |
1965 |
12 |
17,470 |
1.0683% |
1966 |
14 |
16,251 |
1.0408% |
1967 |
17 |
15,368 |
1.0127% |
1968 |
20 |
14,031 |
0.9344% |
1969 |
24 |
13,359 |
0.8671% |
1970 |
26 |
12,909 |
0.8112% |
1971 |
28 |
10,142 |
0.6749% |
1972 |
34 |
7,476 |
0.5489% |
1973 |
47 |
5,814 |
0.4485% |
1974 |
54 |
5,272 |
0.4056% |
1975 |
70 |
4,178 |
0.3251% |
1976 |
84 |
3,367 |
0.2612% |
1977 |
103 |
2,824 |
0.2095% |
1978 |
109 |
2,686 |
0.1998% |
1979 |
90 |
3,362 |
0.2384% |
1980 |
86 |
3,528 |
0.2413% |
1981 |
76 |
3,883 |
0.2642% |
1982 |
82 |
3,545 |
0.2372% |
1983 |
91 |
3,030 |
0.2053% |
1984 |
105 |
2,624 |
0.1764% |
1985 |
115 |
2,462 |
0.1622% |
1986 |
138 |
2,010 |
0.1332% |
1987 |
154 |
1,770 |
0.116% |
1988 |
184 |
1,492 |
0.0957% |
1989 |
199 |
1,305 |
0.0809% |
1990 |
240 |
1,159 |
0.0699% |
1991 |
260 |
1,052 |
0.0645% |
1992 |
304 |
888 |
0.0556% |
1993 |
326 |
765 |
0.0491% |
1994 |
350 |
722 |
0.047% |
1995 |
382 |
654 |
0.0434% |
1996 |
343 |
775 |
0.0518% |
1997 |
365 |
724 |
0.049% |
1998 |
391 |
672 |
0.0449% |
1999 |
423 |
616 |
0.0411% |
2000 |
461 |
563 |
0.0369% |
2001 |
472 |
550 |
0.0365% |
2002 |
513 |
494 |
0.033% |
2003 |
450 |
631 |
0.0415% |
2004 |
537 |
490 |
0.0321% |
2005 |
620 |
411 |
0.0269% |
2006 |
524 |
540 |
0.0345% |
2007 |
572 |
478 |
0.0303% |
2008 |
652 |
421 |
0.0272% |
2009 |
850 |
272 |
0.0182% |
2010 |
930 |
215 |
0.0149% |
2011 |
965 |
202 |
0.0142% |
2012 |
1,088 |
164 |
0.0115% |
2013 |
1,084 |
156 |
0.011% |
2014 |
1,149 |
140 |
0.0096% |
2015 |
1,344 |
98 |
0.0067% |
2016 |
1,278 |
109 |
0.0076% |
2017 |
1,265 |
105 |
0.0075% |
2018 |
1,335 |
89 |
0.0065% |
2019 |
1,335 |
91 |
0.0067% |
2020 |
1,837 |
57 |
0.0045% |
2021 |
1,934 |
47 |
0.0038% |
2022 |
1,956 |
53 |
0.004% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Pam
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pama
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pamala
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Honey; all sweetness
|
Greek
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Pamalla
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pamelia
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pamelin
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pamelina
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pamella
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pamelyn
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pamelynne
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pamilla
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Honey; all sweetness
|
Greek
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Pammela
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pammie
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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Pammy
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Honey; all sweetness
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Greek
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