—2024 rank
1959peak year
33,065babies named Pam since 1880
—5-year trend
Pam popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Pam mean?
A short form of Pamela, the poetic coinage of Sir Philip Sidney in the 1590s, possibly from Greek elements meaning all honey or all sweetness.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
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Spellings & variants
Pamela
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