Pamel
Roosdaal is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Borchtlombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Pamel and Strijtem. It is also situated in the Pajottenland.
Meaning & Origin of Pamel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Roosdaal is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Borchtlombeek, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, Pamel and Strijtem. It is also situated in the Pajottenland.
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The Story of Pamel
American parents first put Pamel on the record books as a baby girl name in 1957, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 7 Pamels were born — ranking #4,918 that year. About 65% of every Pamel on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Pamel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Pamel
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- Frans Van Cauwelaert (b. 10 January 1880 – 17 May 1961), politician and lawyer.
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Names that sound like Pamel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pamel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pummel
- Pummill
- Pommel
- Paml
- Pomel
- Bummel
- Pennel
- Pennell
- Pinnell
- Penale
- Panel
- Penal
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About the name Pamel
Pamel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Pamel's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #4,918. Use the chart and map above to compare Pamel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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