Recorded 1944–1952 Girls' name Peak 1947 23 births

Pamalla — girls' name

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.

1940s181950s5
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.

What the Data Says About Pamalla

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Pamalla between 1944 and 1952, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pamalla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pamalla performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pamalla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pamalla 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 23 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.

Pamalla at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

23

Since 1944

9 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1944

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1952

Pamalla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1944

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1952194719461944 5

Pamalla by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
18 births that decade — 78% of Pamalla's all-time total
1940s181950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pamalla?
23 babies have been named Pamalla since 1944. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
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?
Pamalla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 9 years of data through 1952.
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.

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, 1944–1952 (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.