Pamela
Girl name · 4,143 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Pamela: 4,143 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 386 births in 1981.
Samuel Richardson’s 1740 novel *Pamela* catapulted this invented name into wide use, though its roots lie in Sir Philip Sidney’s 16th-century romance *Arcadia*. Sidney likely coined it from the Greek *pan* (all) and *melos* (honey) – “all
Girl 32 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 1981386 babies
- Latest (2018)
- #6804 babies
- Total births
- 4,143since 1974
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 63%vs prior 5y