Pamela Anderson is one of the most recognizable names in Hollywood, but the star admitted she has thought a lot about changing her name.

“Sometimes I don’t want to be Pamela Anderson,” the Naked Gun actress candidly said during a December 2025 interview with Vogue Scandinavia. “I want to be Pamela Hyytiäinen. I would like to change my name, but they won’t let me.”

The confession shocked some fans, who have come to know and love the Baywatch star under her given name. But the name Hyytiäinen has deep roots in her family’s history and has a sentimental meaning for Anderson, one that she’s looking to embrace and share more details about.

Scroll below for everything Anderson has said about wanting to change her name.

Why Does Pamela Anderson Want to Change Her Name?

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