Pelham is a boy name. It last appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 1973. Pelham first appears in the data in 1912 and reached its peak in 1917 (9 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5 | #12,571 |
| 1958 | 6 | #8,378 |
| 1953 | 5 | #8,842 |
| 1951 | 6 | #7,675 |
| 1947 | 5 | #8,444 |
| 1943 | 5 | #7,682 |
| 1939 | 6 | #6,480 |
| 1934 | 5 | #7,482 |
| 1933 | 7 | #5,989 |
| 1928 | 8 | #6,129 |
| 1926 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1924 | 6 | #7,797 |
| 1923 | 7 | #7,000 |
| 1922 | 5 | #8,678 |
| 1920 | 7 | #7,039 |
| 1919 | 8 | #6,272 |
| 1918 | 7 | #6,845 |
| 1917 | 9 | #5,585 |
| 1913 | 6 | #5,239 |
| 1912 | 5 | #5,681 |