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Pamala

Pamala: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“all sweetness”
Origin
Greek
Say it
PAM-uh-luh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Pamela, a name coined by Sir Philip Sidney in the 16th century from Greek elements pan 'all' and meli 'honey'.

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How popular is Pamala?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Pamala in 20240

Peak year1954

Total US babies since 18807,357

Pamala was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Pamala

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Pamelaall sweetness · English
  • Pamall sweetness · Greek
  • Sophiawisdom · Greek
  • Sofiawisdom · Greek
  • Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
  • Zoelife · Greek
  • Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
  • Elenabright, shining light · Greek

Pamala questions

What does the name Pamala mean?

Pamala means "all sweetness". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Pamela, a name coined by Sir Philip Sidney in the 16th century from Greek elements pan 'all' and meli 'honey'.

Is Pamala a boy or girl name?

Pamala is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Pamala?

Pamala was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1954.

How do you pronounce Pamala?

Pamala is usually pronounced PAM-uh-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.