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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Pam

Used in both girl and boy records

Pam appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Pam by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDPam as a girl’s nameUS records 1915–1996
#699girl rank1959peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDPam as a boy’s nameUS records 1957–1962
#24108boy rank1960peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Pam in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19593,679 uses#12519591915–199665 listed years
Boy196010 uses#268719601957–19623 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.