Girls' name · since 1941
Pamla
Pamla has 795 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 795
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
795 girls have been named Pamla since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pamla has been recorded 795 times among girls since 1941, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1985.
- #8,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 795 born since 1941
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pamla ranks #8,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 795 born since 1941, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 795
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pamla's 795 recorded births place it above 87.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Pamla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pamla's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pamla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1985
- Peak year (1953)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Pamla by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (270 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Pamla's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Pamla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
132 births
- 1950s
1950s
270 births
- 1960s
1960s
268 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 270 births (34% of all-time use).
How Pamla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pamla's total volume
Pamla by state
Where Pamla concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
31 of 795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Pamla's data
- Pamla's decade-level peak was the 1950s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Pamlas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pamla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1941–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Pamla 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 August 2026.