Palmer

Given to 18,653 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +90% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#232
recorded as girls
#991
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,560
girls 1,330 · boys 230
Peak year
2025
1,330 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
18,653
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Palmer was most popular in 2025, when 1,330 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.83 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,330 babies were named Palmer, ranking #232 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 90%.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Palmer was most popular in 2025, when 1,330 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.83 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,330 babies were named Palmer, ranking #232 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 90%.00.250.50.7511880192019602000Peak 2025 (girls)

Palmer was most popular in 2025, when 1,330 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.83 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,330 babies were named Palmer, ranking #232 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 90%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 1,330 232 230 991
2024 1,224 258 202 1076
2023 1,133 277 240 940
2022 1,075 295 200 1090
2021 996 330 222 987
2020 888 348 163 1177
2019 675 461 165 1171
2018 433 675 172 1122
2017 247 1042 179 1090
2016 241 1078 133 1339
2015 177 1337 137 1297
2014 173 1352 112 1456
2013 132 1624 114 1444
2012 138 1575 114 1448
2011 67 2638 94 1620
2010 13 8701 83 1778
2009 17 7341 94 1665
2008 20 6559 84 1775
2007 24 5709 109 1464
2006 14 8237 98 1526
2005 10 10128 80 1674
2004 11 9264 86 1542
2003 10 9671 72 1702
2002 7 12187 54 2019
2001 8 11020 58 1893
2000 7 11801 65 1725
1999 5 14411 66 1624
1998 12 7532 82 1398
1997 5 13724 56 1730
1996 9 8812 44 1986
1995 7 10514 36 2210
1994 8 9586 51 1734
1993 7 10588 39 2050
1992 8 9491 31 2362
1991 <5 — 36 2052
1990 <5 — 48 1685
1989 5 12362 36 1993
1988 <5 — 27 2255
1987 <5 — 19 2725
1986 8 7749 36 1725
1985 <5 — 25 2171
1984 <5 — 24 2159
1983 <5 — 15 2912
1982 <5 — 20 2426
1981 5 10411 24 2138
1980 <5 — 27 2003
1979 <5 — 13 3168
1978 <5 — 11 3400
1977 <5 — 19 2361
1976 <5 — 19 2329
1975 <5 — 18 2361
1974 <5 — 14 2674
1973 <5 — 15 2513
1972 <5 — 23 1871
1971 <5 — 27 1705
1970 <5 — 30 1546
1969 <5 — 25 1642
1968 7 5642 24 1614
1967 7 5457 29 1411
1966 <5 — 28 1450
1965 5 6539 25 1559
1964 7 5474 38 1263
1963 <5 — 26 1548
1962 <5 — 41 1215
1961 6 5851 46 1156
1960 6 5696 33 1382
1959 8 4625 40 1228
1958 <5 — 38 1253
1957 8 4536 46 1130
1956 6 5325 49 1083
1955 5 5828 56 1002
1954 5 5753 33 1311
1953 <5 — 44 1102
1952 <5 — 48 1044
1951 <5 — 42 1110
1950 13 2909 39 1139
1949 10 3393 59 899
1948 6 4651 54 945
1947 10 3448 57 923
1946 <5 — 50 944
1945 <5 — 47 943
1944 5 4574 66 769
1943 <5 — 79 724
1942 <5 — 74 745
1941 <5 — 76 708
1940 <5 — 68 741
1939 <5 — 60 784
1938 <5 — 59 808
1937 <5 — 73 700
1936 <5 — 83 633
1935 <5 — 91 614
1934 <5 — 69 733
1933 8 3109 92 606
1932 7 3568 89 632
1931 <5 — 92 621
1930 5 4550 101 610
1929 <5 — 115 550
1928 <5 — 105 602
1927 <5 — 99 634
1926 9 3269 119 563
1925 7 4028 131 536
1924 7 4002 126 563
1923 9 3350 136 521
1922 6 4445 160 489
1921 9 3400 160 489
1920 7 3957 144 502
1919 <5 — 140 502
1918 7 3869 173 451
1917 11 2693 135 493
1916 5 4417 136 485
1915 5 4274 135 475
1914 <5 — 81 546
1913 7 2540 85 465
1912 5 2979 72 465
1911 <5 — 42 452
1910 5 2398 25 569
1909 <5 — 29 473
1908 7 1676 37 383
1907 <5 — 22 495
1906 <5 — 27 424
1905 <5 — 19 525
1904 <5 — 19 492
1903 <5 — 22 430
1902 <5 — 11 687
1901 <5 — 20 422
1900 <5 — 21 518
1899 <5 — 10 661
1898 <5 — 16 523
1897 <5 — 23 392
1896 <5 — 12 641
1895 <5 — 13 579
1894 <5 — 18 464
1893 <5 — 15 479
1892 <5 — 10 688
1891 <5 — 15 456
1890 <5 — 10 629
1889 <5 — 8 722
1888 <5 — 16 484
1887 <5 — 13 488
1886 <5 — 12 540
1885 <5 — 8 700
1884 <5 — 6 848
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 15 469
1881 <5 — 8 653
1880 <5 — 10 600

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Where Palmer is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 50% · boys 50% across all years