Meaning of the namePâmella
- Female
- English origin
- Pâ-mel-la
Pâmella is a spelling of the name Pâmela.
Meaning
The meaning of Pâmella is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,907
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,997
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,501
- people
Pâmella in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Pâmella, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (3,112 people).
7,879 women 28 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Pâmella is most common
States with the highest share of people named Pâmella in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
- Distrito Federal 0.007%
- Goiás 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,826 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,109 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 757 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 436 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 423 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 411 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 292 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 274 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 234 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 229 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 206 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 206 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 195 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 190 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 188 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 182 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 125 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 117 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 88 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 85 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 71 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 69 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Pâmella
It doubles the L, like the variant Pamella that Behind the Name records for the English name. Almost everyone with this spelling was born from the 1980s on.
About the name Pâmela
Wiktionary and Behind the Name say the name was invented by Philip Sidney for the Arcadia (around 1593), apparently with no earlier model. Behind the Name says the author may have been thinking of 'all sweetness', from the Greek pan, 'all', and meli, 'honey', but Wiktionary stresses that there is no evidence of this intention, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) also gives the Greek origin only as possible. According to Behind the Name, the name came into use after Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela (1740). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 138,902 people named Pâmela, with a median age of 25. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Pâmela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Pâmela | 138,902 |
| Pâmella | 7,907 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Pamela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Pamela · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Pamela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Pâmela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Pâmella
What does the name Pâmella mean?
The meaning of Pâmella is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Pâmella in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,907 people with the first name Pâmella, which ranks it number 1,997 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Pâmella a boy's or a girl's name?
Pâmella is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,879 women and 28 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Pâmella?
Pâmella is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Pâmella most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.007% of the state's population is named Pâmella (1,109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Pâmella?
Pâmela. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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