Pam is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Pam means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Pam across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Pam has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Pam is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “all sweetness, all honey”. A short form of Pamela, a name coined by poet Philip Sidney.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 33,148 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Pam per year, United States (1915 to 1996). United States peaked in 1959 (3,677/yr).
Pam has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1959, when it ranked #238 nationally (given to 3,677 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1950s.
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