How Many People Are Named Pamala?
An estimated 5,526 people in the United States have the first name Pamala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Pamala peaked in popularity in 1958 with 314 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pamala 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 Pamala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,526
About 1 in 62,026 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1958
314 births
Total Registered
7,357
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pamala
Pamala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,357 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pamala as a female name
Ranked #10,788 in 2001
9 female births in 2001
Peak: 1958 (314 births)
Pamala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pamala span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,575 babies were registered. Pamala has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pamala by Decade
How has Pamala 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.
Pamala by State
Birth registrations for Pamala span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Idaho, Arizona, New Jersey. On average, about 139 Pamalas were registered per state.
Pamala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pamala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pamala
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pamala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pamala?
We estimate approximately 5,526 people named Pamala 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 62,026 Americans share this first name.
Is Pamala a common name?
Pamala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,357 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pamala most popular?
Pamala reached peak popularity in 1958, when 314 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pamala is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pamala a female name?
Pamala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pamala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pamala Smith, Pamala Johnson, Pamala 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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