Recorded 1955–1963 Girls' name Peak 1963 18 births

Pala — girls' name

18 babies named Pala in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s12
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Pala was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

7 babies were named Pala in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pala

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Pala between 1955 and 1963, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pala performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pala shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pala in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pala at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

18

Since 1955

9 years of records

Peak year

1963

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1955

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1963

Pala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1955

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1963)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196319601955 6

Pala by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 67% of Pala's all-time total
1950s61960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pala?
18 babies have been named Pala since 1955. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1963 with 7 births.
When was Pala most popular?
Pala was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Pala been used?
Pala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 9 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Pala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paloma, Palmer, Palma, Palmira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.