Recorded 1944–1961 Girls' name Peak 1949 44 births

Pamilla — girls' name

44 babies named Pamilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s231950s161960s5
1940s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Pamilla was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

10 babies were named Pamilla in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pamilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Pamilla between 1944 and 1961, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pamilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pamilla performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pamilla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pamilla 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 44 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.

Pamilla at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

44

Since 1944

18 years of records

Peak year

1949

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1944

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1961

Pamilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1944

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1949)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 1961195719531952194919481944 7

Pamilla by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
23 births that decade — 52% of Pamilla's all-time total
1940s231950s161960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pamilla?
44 babies have been named Pamilla since 1944. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1949 with 10 births.
When was Pamilla most popular?
Pamilla was most popular in the 1940s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Pamilla been used?
Pamilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 18 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Pamilla?
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, 1944–1961 (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.