Pamala

Girl · recorded 1926–2001

  • 2001last recorded
  • 1954best year

Most popular in 1954.

Last recorded in 2001. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Pamala.

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Its story

Popularity since 1926

07915719261945196419822001

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 67 recorded years as a table
Pamala, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19264
19316
19325
19387
19395
194010
194122
194227
194337
194465
194569
194685
1947102
1948100
1949116
1950108
195194
1952120
1953138
1954157
1955131
1956140
1957132
1958156
1959155
1960139
1961129
1962126
1963143
1964149
1965114
1966135
1967138
1968119
1969114
1970114
197190
197285
197375
197457
197556
197640
197728
197827
197926
198037
198126
198226
198318
198416
198514
198611
198710
198813
19897
19908
19916
19928
19936
19945
19958
19969
19976
19985
19996
20003
20015

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Pamala isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2001
9
Rank in 2001
#10,102
How rare
1 in 200,069 girls
Since 1926
7,357

Pamala was last recorded in 2001. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1954, at 157 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Pamala doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.