Hailey vs Pamela

Hailey and Pamelacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Hailey was ranked #199 and Pamela #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hailey was ranked #395 and Pamela #2574 among girls in England and Wales.

Hailey and Pamela over time

Hailey and Pamela appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Pamela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Hailey in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hailey and Pamela changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #395 and #2574.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hailey held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Pamela in 8.
Highest recorded here: Hailey #373 in 2023, Pamela #891 in 1996.
The order changed in 2009: Hailey moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #1718 and #1516; by 2009 that had become #1022 and #2148.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hailey #395, Pamela #2574.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1983–2017
Hailey held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Pamela in 8.
Highest recorded here: Hailey #199 in 2017, Pamela #47 in 1983.
The order changed in 2006: Hailey moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #689 and #689; by 2006 that had become #550 and #764.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Hailey #199, Pamela #873.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Pamela

Pairs where Pamela shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Grace vs Pamela
In 1964 they stood at #118 and #116 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2017 they were #3 and #873.
Grace · Pamela · 46 shared years, 1964–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Republic of Ireland ranking
Niamh vs Pamela
In 1964 they stood at #109 and #116 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2017 they were #47 and #873.
Niamh · Pamela · 46 shared years, 1964–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Republic of Ireland ranking
Annie vs Pamela
In 1964 they stood at #112 and #116 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2017 they were #74 and #873.
Annie · Pamela · 46 shared years, 1964–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Republic of Ireland ranking
Sinead vs Pamela
In 1964 they stood at #109 and #116 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2017 they were #178 and #873.
Sinead · Pamela · 46 shared years, 1964–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hailey, Pamela
Field	Hailey	Pamela
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #79 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Hailey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Pamela.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Hailey

Popularity journey

First recorded1983
First recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2025
Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1983–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #239 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Pamela

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1964
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1964).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls