unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #232

Palmer

PAL-mer

“pilgrim”

An English surname name with historical occupational associations.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Palmer has traveled through time

101880 81885 101890 131895 211900 191905 301910 1401915 1511920 1381925 1061930 911935 681940 471945 521950 611955 391960 301965 301970 181975 271980 251985 481990 431995 722000 902005 962010 3142015 1,0512020 1,5602025
LATEST YEAR20251,560 births
PEAK RANK#232in 2025
CURRENT USAGE85.3% F14.7% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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