Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Palmer**

#1,095 most common girls' name of all time · #1,942 across all names · 50% male / 50% female · used 1880–2025 · genuinely unisex

Rank among girls
#1,095
Rank overall
#1,942 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
18,653
Since 2016
10,148
Peak year
2025 #232
Best rank
#232 2025
Girls Boys peak 1,560/yr
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Palmer is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 1,330 230 1,560 #232
2024 1,224 202 1,426 #258
2023 1,133 240 1,373 #277
2022 1,075 200 1,275 #296
2021 996 222 1,218 #330
2020 888 163 1,051 #348
2019 675 165 840 #461
2018 433 172 605 #675
2017 247 179 426 #1,042
2016 241 133 374 #1,079
2015 177 137 314 #1,340
2014 173 112 285 #1,352
2013 132 114 246 #1,625
2012 138 114 252 #1,576
2011 67 94 161 #2,643
2010 13 83 96 #8,709
2009 17 94 111 #7,349
2008 20 84 104 #6,565
2007 24 109 133 #5,719
2006 14 98 112 #8,251
2005 10 80 90 #10,138
2004 11 86 97 #9,283
2003 10 72 82 #9,692
2002 7 54 61 #12,208
2001 8 58 66 #11,035
2000 7 65 72 #11,837
1999 5 66 71 #14,440
1998 12 82 94 #7,546
1997 5 56 61 #13,758
1996 9 44 53 #8,835
1995 7 36 43 #10,544
1994 8 51 59 #9,599
1993 7 39 46 #10,616
1992 8 31 39 #9,521
1991 36 36
1990 48 48
1989 5 36 41 #12,401
1988 27 27
1987 19 19
1986 8 36 44 #7,774
1985 25 25
1984 24 24
1983 15 15
1982 20 20
1981 5 24 29 #10,451
1980 27 27
1979 13 13
1978 11 11
1977 19 19
1976 19 19
1975 18 18
1974 14 14
1973 15 15
1972 23 23
1971 27 27
1970 30 30
1969 25 25
1968 7 24 31 #5,667
1967 7 29 36 #5,494
1966 28 28
1965 5 25 30 #6,580
1964 7 38 45 #5,501
1963 26 26
1962 41 41
1961 6 46 52 #5,880
1960 6 33 39 #5,722
1959 8 40 48 #4,658
1958 38 38
1957 8 46 54 #4,563
1956 6 49 55 #5,363
1955 5 56 61 #5,870
1954 5 33 38 #5,805
1953 44 44
1952 48 48
1951 42 42
1950 13 39 52 #2,923
1949 10 59 69 #3,417
1948 6 54 60 #4,677
1947 10 57 67 #3,474
1946 50 50
1945 47 47
1944 5 66 71 #4,615
1943 79 79
1942 74 74
1941 76 76
1940 68 68
1939 60 60
1938 59 59
1937 73 73
1936 83 83
1935 91 91
1934 69 69
1933 8 92 100 #3,139
1932 7 89 96 #3,588
1931 92 92
1930 5 101 106 #4,580
1929 115 115
1928 105 105
1927 99 99
1926 9 119 128 #3,298
1925 7 131 138 #4,051
1924 7 126 133 #4,022
1923 9 136 145 #3,374
1922 6 160 166 #4,474
1921 9 160 169 #3,424
1920 7 144 151 #3,992
1919 140 140
1918 7 173 180 #3,897
1917 11 135 146 #2,707
1916 5 136 141 #4,449
1915 5 135 140 #4,304
1914 81 81
1913 7 85 92 #2,562
1912 5 72 77 #3,008
1911 42 42
1910 5 25 30 #2,434
1909 29 29
1908 7 37 44 #1,700
1907 22 22
1906 27 27
1905 19 19
1904 19 19
1903 22 22
1902 11 11
1901 20 20
1900 21 21
1899 10 10
1898 16 16
1897 23 23
1896 12 12
1895 13 13
1894 18 18
1893 15 15
1892 10 10
1891 15 15
1890 10 10
1889 8 8
1888 16 16
1887 13 13
1886 12 12
1885 8 8
1884 6 6
1882 15 15
1881 8 8
1880 10 10