Pamala vs Pamela

Side-by-side comparison of Pamala and Pamela - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pamala

Girl name

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Name B

Pamela

Girl name · Rank #2150

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Metric Pamala Pamela
Current Rank Unranked #2150
Total Births (all years) 7,357 595,076
Peak Year 1958 1954
Peak Year Births 314 27,361
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1926 1895

Births by Decade

Decade Pamala Pamela
1890s - 11
1900s - 11
1910s - 150
1920s 5 627
1930s 24 1,873
1940s 984 73,121
1950s 2,575 237,398
1960s 2,396 181,939
1970s 940 58,039
1980s 302 25,740
1990s 117 8,393
2000s 14 5,255
2010s - 1,917
2020s - 602

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pamala Pamela
2014 - 185
2015 - 167
2016 - 184
2017 - 155
2018 - 136
2019 - 146
2020 - 123
2021 - 112
2022 - 95
2023 - 102
2024 - 88
2025 - 82

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1926–2001.

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