Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Pamila isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pamila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 755
- 0 boys · 755 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 768 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pamila’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Pamila, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Pandora
>99% girls
Perri
“one who travels; a wanderer”
>99% girls
Tamera
“date palm”
>99% girls
Pollyanna
Pollyanna is a feminine given name from Hebrew.
>99% girls
Twila
“woven with double thread”
>99% girls
Paula
“a petite woman” · “small”
1% boys · 99% girls
Peri
Peri is a surname. It is used in English and Finnish.
>99% girls
Anita
“a woman graced with God's favor”
>99% girls