Pamelyn
Pamelyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Pamelyn Chee, Singaporean actress and host Pamelyn Ferdin, American actress and animal rights activist
Meaning & Origin of Pamelyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pamelyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Pamelyn Chee, Singaporean actress and host Pamelyn Ferdin, American actress and animal rights activist
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The Story of Pamelyn
Pamelyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1951, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 13 Pamelyns were born — ranking #4,301 that year. As of 2026, Pamelyn ranks #10,208 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 118 Pamelyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Pamelyn
Pamelyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 118 births in the dataset. Pamelyn's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #4,301. Use the chart and map above to compare Pamelyn'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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