Over the past 110 years, 591 869 girls and 114 boys have been named Pamela. The name Pamela ranks 43th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Pamela in 1915. The peak of popularity of the name Pamela came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.