Recorded 1945–1963 Girls' name Peak 1958 182 births

Pama — girls' name

182 babies named Pama in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s311950s1271960s24
1950s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Pama was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

20 babies were named Pama in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pama

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Pama between 1945 and 1963, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pama currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pama performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pama shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pama 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 182 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.

Pama at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

182

Since 1945

19 years of records

Peak year

1958

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1945

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1963

Pama popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1945

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1958)
20
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
0510152025 1963195919561953195019461945 6

Pama by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
127 births that decade — 70% of Pama's all-time total
1940s311950s1271960s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pama?
182 babies have been named Pama since 1945. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1958 with 20 births.
When was Pama most popular?
Pama was most popular in the 1950s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Pama been used?
Pama has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 19 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Pama?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pamela, Pam, Pamala, Pamella, 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, 1945–1963 (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.