Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1944
Pamalla
23 babies named Pamalla in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 23
- total births
- 1944–1952
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
Pamalla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1944.
Pamalla has 23 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1952.
- 23 total births
- 1944–1952 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 78% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Pamalla since 1944, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1952.
- 23
- total births
- 1944–1952
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Pamalla was born in this single decade.
1947
Single peak year
7 babies were named Pamalla in 1947 - its busiest year on record.
Pamalla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pamalla splits its recorded history at 1947: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pamalla at a glance
Last recorded 1952Peak year
1947
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1944
Pamalla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1952
- Peak year (1947)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Pamalla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Pamalla's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Pamalla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pamalla? ▼
Pamalla has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1944, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1952. 7 babies were born in 1947, its single highest year.
When was Pamalla most popular? ▼
Pamalla was most popular in the 1940s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Pamalla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Pamalla since 1944 -- 9 years through the most recent 1952 data.
What names are similar to Pamalla? ▼
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.
What to do with Pamalla's data
- Pamalla's decade-level peak was the 1940s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1944–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pamalla: Baby Name Since 1944 - 23 Births, Peak 1947." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pamalla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pamalla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.