Over the past 110 years, 114 boys and 591 869 girls have been named Pamela. The name Pamela ranks 5568th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Pamela in 1945. The peak of popularity of the name Pamela came in the 1940s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.