How Many People Are Named Pama?
An estimated 123 people in the United States have the first name Pama. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Pama peaked in popularity in 1958 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pama paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Pama is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
123
About 1 in 2,786,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1958
20 births
Total Registered
182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pama
Pama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 182 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pama as a female name
Ranked #5,733 in 1963
7 female births in 1963
Peak: 1958 (20 births)
Pama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pama span from the 1940s to the 1960s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 127 babies were registered. Pama has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pama by Decade
How has Pama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pama
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pama?
We estimate approximately 123 people named Pama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,786,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Pama a common name?
Pama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pama most popular?
Pama reached peak popularity in 1958, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pama is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pama a female name?
Pama is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pama Smith, Pama Johnson, Pama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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