Is Pamelia a boy or girl name?

Pamelia is a girl’s name. Of the 2,229 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Pamelia

Recorded 1897–1985 · United States

Pamelia was most popular in 1954, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,617 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,229 people named Pamelia.

Pamelia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pamelia’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pamelia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pamelia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,229 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Pamelia

Where Pamelia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org