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Girl name

Pamila

100% girls · last recorded 1984

Pamila has been given to about 755 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 649
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pamila per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1958 · 40
  • Born in 20250
  • All time755

How popular is Pamila?

Its best year was 1958, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 1721st. The typical living American called Pamila is about 67 years old today.

Names that sound like Pamila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Camila0.88
  2. Kamila0.88
  3. Jamila0.88
  4. Pamela0.82
  5. Camilla0.85
  6. Pamala0.82
  7. Laila0.75
  8. Kaila0.75

Middle names for Pamila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Pamila Rose0.85
  2. Pamila Louise0.85
  3. Pamila June0.84
  4. Pamila Quinn0.84
  5. Pamila Nell0.84
  6. Pamila Wren0.83

Sibling names for Pamila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.71
  2. Margosister · 0.69
  3. Rockybrother · 0.67
  4. Laurelsister · 0.66
  5. Dannybrother · 0.65
  6. Brucebrother · 0.63

Where Pamila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Pamila White0.80
    2. Pamila Reyes0.80
    3. Pamila Nguyen0.80
    4. Pamila Moore0.80
    5. Pamila Lee0.80
    6. Pamila Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Pamila

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.