Palmer Name Popularity

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How popular is Palmer?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Palmer, ranked the 679th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Palmer has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #679 for the first time this year with 429 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Palmer was less than 5, most recently in 1991.

Approximately during the years 2002-2007, and 2008-2017 the name Palmer took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Palmer became more popular as a girls name in 2012.

Palmer's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Palmer lately has risen dramatically.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Palmer?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Palmer still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Palmer (Girl)		Palmer (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		429	679	172	1,119
2017		246	1,043	179	1,092
2016		241	1,079	133	1,339
2015		177	1,339	137	1,298
2014		173	1,354	111	1,470
2013		132	1,625	114	1,454
2012		138	1,580	114	1,454
2011		67	2,652	94	1,630
2010		13	9,105	83	1,788
2009		17	7,601	94	1,681
2008		20	6,745	84	1,784
2007		24	5,850	109	1,474
2006		14	8,599	98	1,532
2005		10	10,729	80	1,688
2004		11	9,743	86	1,550
2003		10	10,239	72	1,711
2002		7	13,269	54	2,041
2001		8	11,789	58	1,904
2000		7	12,796	65	1,738
1999		5	16,204	66	1,636
1998		12	7,899	82	1,403
1997		5	15,479	56	1,748
1996		9	9,364	44	2,010
1995		7	11,427	36	2,242
1994		8	10,262	51	1,748
1993		7	11,429	39	2,076
1992		8	10,192	31	2,396
1991		< 5	--	36	2,085
1990		< 5	--	48	1,694
1989		5	13,874	36	2,019
1988		< 5	--	27	2,292
1987		< 5	--	19	2,800
1986		8	8,273	36	1,747
1985		< 5	--	25	2,208
1984		< 5	--	24	2,215
1983		< 5	--	15	3,026
1982		< 5	--	21	2,396
1981		5	11,615	24	2,184
1980		< 5	--	27	2,038
1979		< 5	--	13	3,307
1978		< 5	--	11	3,549
1977		< 5	--	19	2,437
1976		< 5	--	19	2,397
1975		< 5	--	18	2,423
1974		< 5	--	14	2,765
1973		< 5	--	15	2,572
1972		< 5	--	23	1,910
1971		< 5	--	27	1,734
1970		< 5	--	30	1,570
1969		< 5	--	25	1,666
1968		7	6,071	24	1,635
1967		7	5,880	30	1,403
1966		< 5	--	28	1,477
1965		5	7,240	25	1,585
1964		7	5,854	38	1,277
1963		< 5	--	26	1,575
1962		< 5	--	41	1,225
1961		6	6,363	46	1,167
1960		6	6,199	33	1,396
1959		8	4,920	40	1,241
1958		< 5	--	37	1,274
1957		8	4,800	47	1,125
1956		6	5,774	49	1,089
1955		5	6,478	56	1,005
1954		5	6,377	35	1,290
1953		< 5	--	43	1,135
1952		< 5	--	48	1,053
1951		< 5	--	42	1,120
1950		13	3,013	39	1,159
1949		10	3,559	59	903
1948		6	5,112	54	951
1947		10	3,643	57	932
1946		< 5	--	50	950
1945		< 5	--	47	949
1944		5	5,080	66	773
1943		< 5	--	79	730
1942		< 5	--	74	746
1941		< 5	--	76	712
1940		< 5	--	68	747
1939		< 5	--	60	791
1938		< 5	--	59	812
1937		< 5	--	73	705
1936		< 5	--	83	635
1935		< 5	--	91	614
1934		< 5	--	69	740
1933		8	3,346	92	608
1932		7	3,835	89	640
1931		< 5	--	92	622
1930		5	5,094	101	615
1929		< 5	--	115	551
1928		< 5	--	105	603
1927		< 5	--	99	636
1926		9	3,486	119	567
1925		7	4,342	131	537
1924		7	4,348	126	565
1923		9	3,591	136	522
1922		6	4,889	160	492
1921		9	3,607	160	490
1920		7	4,306	144	506
1919		< 5	--	140	502
1918		7	4,185	173	451
1917		11	2,835	135	493
1916		5	4,986	136	487
1915		5	4,805	135	480
1914		< 5	--	81	553
1913		7	2,755	85	471
1912		5	3,326	72	467
1911		< 5	--	42	456
1910		5	2,703	25	578
1909		< 5	--	29	484
1908		7	1,813	37	386
1907		< 5	--	22	507
1906		< 5	--	27	429
1905		< 5	--	19	544
1904		< 5	--	19	509
1903		< 5	--	22	444
1902		< 5	--	11	725
1901		< 5	--	20	432
1900		< 5	--	21	529
1899		< 5	--	10	699
1898		< 5	--	16	537
1897		< 5	--	23	400
1896		< 5	--	12	666
1895		< 5	--	13	599
1894		< 5	--	18	478
1893		< 5	--	15	499
1892		< 5	--	10	740
1891		< 5	--	15	468
1890		< 5	--	10	659
1889		< 5	--	8	773
1888		< 5	--	16	497
1887		< 5	--	13	508
1886		< 5	--	12	566
1885		< 5	--	8	749
1884		< 5	--	6	947
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	15	483
1881		< 5	--	8	688
1880		< 5	--	10	628

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.