Palmer
Boy and girl name
Palmer meaning
a pilgrim from the holy land
Palmer at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,074 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #258 in 2024
Palmer popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #600 | 10 |
| 1890 | #629 | 10 |
| 1900 | #518 | 21 |
| 1908 | #383 | 37 |
| 1910 | #569 | 25 |
| 1920 | #502 | 144 |
| 1930 | #610 | 101 |
| 1940 | #741 | 68 |
| 1950 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1960 | #1,383 | 33 |
| 1970 | #1,546 | 30 |
| 1980 | #2,003 | 27 |
| 1990 | #1,685 | 48 |
| 2000 | #1,725 | 65 |
| 2010 | #1,778 | 83 |
| 2020 | #1,177 | 163 |
| 2024 | #1,074 | 202 |
All 144 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #600 | 10 |
| 1881 | #653 | 8 |
| 1882 | #469 | 15 |
| 1884 | #848 | 6 |
| 1885 | #700 | 8 |
| 1886 | #540 | 12 |
| 1887 | #488 | 13 |
| 1888 | #484 | 16 |
| 1889 | #722 | 8 |
| 1890 | #629 | 10 |
| 1891 | #456 | 15 |
| 1892 | #688 | 10 |
| 1893 | #479 | 15 |
| 1894 | #464 | 18 |
| 1895 | #579 | 13 |
| 1896 | #641 | 12 |
| 1897 | #392 | 23 |
| 1898 | #523 | 16 |
| 1899 | #661 | 10 |
| 1900 | #518 | 21 |
| 1901 | #422 | 20 |
| 1902 | #687 | 11 |
| 1903 | #430 | 22 |
| 1904 | #492 | 19 |
| 1905 | #525 | 19 |
| 1906 | #424 | 27 |
| 1907 | #495 | 22 |
| 1908 | #383 | 37 |
| 1909 | #473 | 29 |
| 1910 | #569 | 25 |
| 1911 | #452 | 42 |
| 1912 | #465 | 72 |
| 1913 | #465 | 85 |
| 1914 | #546 | 81 |
| 1915 | #475 | 135 |
| 1916 | #485 | 136 |
| 1917 | #493 | 135 |
| 1918 | #451 | 173 |
| 1919 | #502 | 140 |
| 1920 | #502 | 144 |
| 1921 | #489 | 160 |
| 1922 | #489 | 160 |
| 1923 | #521 | 136 |
| 1924 | #563 | 126 |
| 1925 | #536 | 131 |
| 1926 | #563 | 119 |
| 1927 | #634 | 99 |
| 1928 | #602 | 105 |
| 1929 | #550 | 115 |
| 1930 | #610 | 101 |
| 1931 | #621 | 92 |
| 1932 | #632 | 89 |
| 1933 | #606 | 92 |
| 1934 | #733 | 69 |
| 1935 | #614 | 91 |
| 1936 | #633 | 83 |
| 1937 | #700 | 73 |
| 1938 | #808 | 59 |
| 1939 | #784 | 60 |
| 1940 | #741 | 68 |
| 1941 | #708 | 76 |
| 1942 | #745 | 74 |
| 1943 | #724 | 79 |
| 1944 | #769 | 66 |
| 1945 | #943 | 47 |
| 1946 | #944 | 50 |
| 1947 | #923 | 57 |
| 1948 | #945 | 54 |
| 1949 | #900 | 59 |
| 1950 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1951 | #1,109 | 42 |
| 1952 | #1,044 | 48 |
| 1953 | #1,102 | 44 |
| 1954 | #1,311 | 33 |
| 1955 | #1,002 | 56 |
| 1956 | #1,083 | 49 |
| 1957 | #1,130 | 46 |
| 1958 | #1,252 | 38 |
| 1959 | #1,228 | 40 |
| 1960 | #1,383 | 33 |
| 1961 | #1,157 | 46 |
| 1962 | #1,216 | 41 |
| 1963 | #1,548 | 26 |
| 1964 | #1,263 | 38 |
| 1965 | #1,558 | 25 |
| 1966 | #1,450 | 28 |
| 1967 | #1,388 | 30 |
| 1968 | #1,614 | 24 |
| 1969 | #1,642 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,546 | 30 |
| 1971 | #1,706 | 27 |
| 1972 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1973 | #2,514 | 15 |
| 1974 | #2,674 | 14 |
| 1975 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1976 | #2,330 | 19 |
| 1977 | #2,361 | 19 |
| 1978 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1979 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1980 | #2,003 | 27 |
| 1981 | #2,138 | 24 |
| 1982 | #2,425 | 20 |
| 1983 | #2,913 | 15 |
| 1984 | #2,159 | 24 |
| 1985 | #2,171 | 25 |
| 1986 | #1,725 | 36 |
| 1987 | #2,725 | 19 |
| 1988 | #2,255 | 27 |
| 1989 | #1,993 | 36 |
| 1990 | #1,685 | 48 |
| 1991 | #2,052 | 36 |
| 1992 | #2,362 | 31 |
| 1993 | #2,050 | 39 |
| 1994 | #1,734 | 51 |
| 1995 | #2,210 | 36 |
| 1996 | #1,985 | 44 |
| 1997 | #1,730 | 56 |
| 1998 | #1,398 | 82 |
| 1999 | #1,624 | 66 |
| 2000 | #1,725 | 65 |
| 2001 | #1,893 | 58 |
| 2002 | #2,018 | 54 |
| 2003 | #1,702 | 72 |
| 2004 | #1,542 | 86 |
| 2005 | #1,674 | 80 |
| 2006 | #1,526 | 98 |
| 2007 | #1,464 | 109 |
| 2008 | #1,775 | 84 |
| 2009 | #1,665 | 94 |
| 2010 | #1,778 | 83 |
| 2011 | #1,620 | 94 |
| 2012 | #1,448 | 114 |
| 2013 | #1,442 | 114 |
| 2014 | #1,456 | 112 |
| 2015 | #1,297 | 137 |
| 2016 | #1,339 | 133 |
| 2017 | #1,090 | 179 |
| 2018 | #1,122 | 172 |
| 2019 | #1,171 | 165 |
| 2020 | #1,177 | 163 |
| 2021 | #987 | 222 |
| 2022 | #1,089 | 200 |
| 2023 | #939 | 240 |
| 2024 | #1,074 | 202 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 |
| 1930 | #4,551 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 |
| 2010 | #8,699 | 13 |
| 2020 | #348 | 888 |
| 2024 | #258 | 1,221 |
All 70 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 |
| 1922 | #4,444 | 6 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 |
| 1925 | #4,027 | 7 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 |
| 1930 | #4,551 | 5 |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1957 | #4,535 | 8 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 |
| 1967 | #5,456 | 7 |
| 1968 | #5,643 | 7 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 |
| 1989 | #12,360 | 5 |
| 1992 | #9,489 | 8 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 |
| 2001 | #11,019 | 8 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 |
| 2003 | #9,670 | 10 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 |
| 2007 | #5,707 | 24 |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 |
| 2009 | #7,340 | 17 |
| 2010 | #8,699 | 13 |
| 2011 | #2,638 | 67 |
| 2012 | #1,574 | 138 |
| 2013 | #1,623 | 132 |
| 2014 | #1,351 | 173 |
| 2015 | #1,336 | 177 |
| 2016 | #1,078 | 241 |
| 2017 | #1,042 | 247 |
| 2018 | #675 | 433 |
| 2019 | #461 | 675 |
| 2020 | #348 | 888 |
| 2021 | #330 | 996 |
| 2022 | #293 | 1,075 |
| 2023 | #277 | 1,132 |
| 2024 | #258 | 1,221 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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