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Girl name

Pamla

100% girls · last recorded 1985

Pamla has been given to about 795 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1953, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 686
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pamla per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1953 · 39
  • Born in 20250
  • All time795

How popular is Pamla?

Its best year was 1953, when 39 babies were given the name, ranking 1580th. The typical living American called Pamla is about 66 years old today.

Names that sound like Pamla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pamela0.82
  2. Paula0.80
  3. Pamala0.82
  4. Paola0.80
  5. Kayla0.70
  6. Carla0.70
  7. Layla0.70
  8. Camila0.70

Middle names for Pamla

Ranked by flow score
  1. Pamla Josephine0.84
  2. Pamla Rose0.83
  3. Pamla Louise0.83
  4. Pamla June0.82
  5. Pamla Quinn0.82
  6. Pamla Nell0.82

Sibling names for Pamla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.71
  2. Margosister · 0.70
  3. Rockybrother · 0.66
  4. Laurelsister · 0.66
  5. Dannybrother · 0.65
  6. Chrisbrother · 0.64

Where Pamla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Pamla White0.78
    2. Pamla Reyes0.78
    3. Pamla Nguyen0.78
    4. Pamla Moore0.78
    5. Pamla Lee0.78
    6. Pamla Hill0.78

    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 Pamla

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.