Girls' name · peaked in 1959
Pam name popularity since 1925
33,143 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Pam. Half of them were born in 1960 or earlier, so the typical Pam is about 66 years old in 2026. Pam peaked in 1959 as the #125 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 33,143
- Named Pam, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Pam in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 33,120 girls · 23 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 1.70× its national share
Peak year is the year Pam made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Pam births per year, 1925–2025
1959 was the biggest year for Pam both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1953 and 1958, Pam became 12× more common, from 1 in 7,680 baby girls to 1 in 656.
- Steepest fall: Between 1964 and 1969, its share of baby girls fell by 77%, from 1 in 1,010 to 1 in 4,420.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Pam's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Pam.
Decade by decade
Babies named Pam in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 7 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 116 | 0 | #2,886 |
| 1940s | 3,357 | 0 | #377 |
| 1950s | 11,235 | 6 | #402 |
| 1960s | 17,109 | 17 | #246 |
| 1970s | 1,126 | 0 | #1,772 |
| 1980s | 144 | 0 | #8,092 |
| 1990s | 26 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
81.3% of babies named Pam from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Pam is most popular
The index compares Pam's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Pam.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 1.70× | 685 |
| Kansas | 1.69× | 547 |
| Nebraska | 1.65× | 366 |
| Washington | 1.65× | 873 |
| Indiana | 1.61× | 1,211 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Pam's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Pam.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Pam (1959).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data