Palmer

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Palmer is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (32% of births). There have been 17,090 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 9,035 as boys and 8,055 as girls. Palmer gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2024. It is the #2,011 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,423
2023 1,372
2022 1,275
2021 1,218
2020 1,051
2019 840
2018 605
2017 426
2016 374
2015 314
2014 285
2013 246
2012 252
2011 161
2010 96
2009 111
2008 104
2007 133
2006 112
2005 90
2004 97
2003 82
2002 61
2001 66
2000 72
1999 71
1998 94
1997 61
1996 53
1995 43
1994 59
1993 46
1992 39
1991 36
1990 48
1989 41
1988 27
1987 19
1986 44
1985 25
1984 24
1983 15
1982 20
1981 29
1980 27
1979 13
1978 11
1977 19
1976 19
1975 18
1974 14
1973 15
1972 23
1971 27
1970 30
1969 25
1968 31
1967 37
1966 28
1965 30
1964 45
1963 26
1962 41
1961 52
1960 39
1959 48
1958 38
1957 54
1956 55
1955 61
1954 38
1953 44
1952 48
1951 42
1950 52
1949 69
1948 60
1947 67
1946 50
1945 47
1944 71
1943 79
1942 74
1941 76
1940 68
1939 60
1938 59
1937 73
1936 83
1935 91
1934 69
1933 100
1932 96
1931 92
1930 106
1929 115
1928 105
1927 99
1926 128
1925 138
1924 133
1923 145
1922 166
1921 169
1920 151
1919 140
1918 180
1917 146
1916 141
1915 140
1914 81
1913 92
1912 77
1911 42
1910 30
1909 29
1908 44
1907 22
1906 27
1905 19
1904 19
1903 22
1902 11
1901 20
1900 21
1899 10
1898 16
1897 23
1896 12
1895 13
1894 18
1893 15
1892 10
1891 15
1890 10
1889 8
1888 16
1887 13
1886 12
1885 8
1884 6
1882 15
1881 8
1880 10