Pamela - girls name

Pamela name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 71%

Pamela name meaning:

Origin: English

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

Related names

Pamela , Palma , Pam, Pamelia

Other girls names beginning with P

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 1628 out of 5581

18 recorded births last year

Change in rank

  • 10yrs

    1008
  • 5yrs

  • 1yr

    987

    Regional popularity

    Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Historical popularity of Pamela

The graph below shows the popularity of the girls's name Pamela from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Pamela in 2023