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Pamala

Pronounced P AE1 M AE1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1958
  • 76 years in use
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How popular is Pamala?

Pamala is a girls' name, and first appears in 1926. It has been given to 7,357 children — the 1,674th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2001 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1958, when 314 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
P AE1 M AE1 L AH0 · P AE1 M EY1 L AH0
Stress pattern:
110 · 110
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Pamala

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Pamala

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Pamala?
Pamala ranks 1,674th among girls' names in US records, with 7,357 births since 1926. Over the past decade it accounts for 105.
Is Pamala a unisex name?
No. Pamala is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Pamala most popular?
1958, when 314 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2001.