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Palmer name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Palmer ranks #232 in female records (1,330 reported) and #995 in male records (230 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#232 · 1,330 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 106 female records (1,224 to 1,330); rank moved from #258 to #232.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 334 female records (996 to 1,330); rank moved from #330 to #232.
2025 male rank and count
#995 · 230 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 28 male records (202 to 230); rank moved from #1,079 to #995.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 8 male records (222 to 230); rank moved from #989 to #995.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,330 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Palmer becoming more popular?

Palmer's reported female count increased by 106 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #258 to #232. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Palmer in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PalmerFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,3300201620252016: 241 female records2017: 247 female records2018: 433 female records2019: 675 female records2020: 888 female records2021: 996 female records2022: 1,075 female records2023: 1,133 female records2024: 1,224 female records2025: 1,330 female records2016: 133 male records2017: 179 male records2018: 172 male records2019: 165 male records2020: 163 male records2021: 222 male records2022: 200 male records2023: 240 male records2024: 202 male records2025: 230 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,330232230995
20241,2242582021,079
20231,133277240945
20221,0752952001,091
2021996330222989
20208883481631,188
20196754611651,176
20184336751721,125
20172471,0441791,094
20162411,0801331,345

Questions about Palmer’s popularity

How common is Palmer in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Palmer ranks #232 in female records (1,330 reported) and #995 in male records (230 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Palmer?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Palmer only.

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