Is Palmer a boy or girl name?
Palmer is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,221 girls and 202 boys were named Palmer, so 85.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 47.1% of the 17,090 US babies named Palmer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,076
- Girl rank, 2024
- #258
- Babies named Palmer since 1880
- 17,090
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,423 babies
Boys and girls named Palmer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 227 | 7 | 3% |
| 1910s | 1,024 | 45 | 4.2% |
| 1920s | 1,295 | 54 | 4% |
| 1930s | 809 | 20 | 2.4% |
| 1940s | 630 | 31 | 4.7% |
| 1950s | 435 | 45 | 9.4% |
| 1960s | 316 | 38 | 10.7% |
| 1970s | 189 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 253 | 18 | 6.6% |
| 1990s | 489 | 61 | 11.1% |
| 2000s | 800 | 128 | 13.8% |
| 2010s | 1,303 | 2,296 | 63.8% |
| 2020s | 1,027 | 5,312 | 83.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 202 | #1,076 | 1,221 | #258 |
| 2023 | 240 | #944 | 1,132 | #277 |
| 2022 | 200 | #1,090 | 1,075 | #294 |
| 2021 | 222 | #989 | 996 | #330 |
| 2020 | 163 | #1,187 | 888 | #348 |
| 2019 | 165 | #1,175 | 675 | #461 |
| 2018 | 172 | #1,124 | 433 | #675 |
| 2017 | 179 | #1,094 | 247 | #1,044 |
| 2016 | 133 | #1,345 | 241 | #1,080 |
| 2015 | 137 | #1,301 | 177 | #1,346 |
| 2014 | 112 | #1,464 | 173 | #1,355 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,456 | 132 | #1,628 |
| 2012 | 114 | #1,456 | 138 | #1,581 |
| 2011 | 94 | #1,631 | 67 | #2,658 |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,790 | 13 | #9,115 |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,682 | 17 | #7,604 |
| 2008 | 84 | #1,786 | 20 | #6,748 |
| 2007 | 109 | #1,474 | 24 | #5,856 |
| 2006 | 98 | #1,532 | 14 | #8,602 |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,688 | 10 | #10,732 |
| 2004 | 86 | #1,550 | 11 | #9,749 |
| 2003 | 72 | #1,711 | 10 | #10,243 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,041 | 7 | #13,273 |
| 2001 | 58 | #1,905 | 8 | #11,795 |
| 2000 | 65 | #1,738 | 7 | #12,800 |
| 1999 | 66 | #1,637 | 5 | #16,206 |
| 1998 | 82 | #1,403 | 12 | #7,901 |
| 1997 | 56 | #1,748 | 5 | #15,482 |
| 1996 | 44 | #2,010 | 9 | #9,367 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,242 | 7 | #11,427 |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,748 | 8 | #10,265 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,077 | 7 | #11,433 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,396 | 8 | #10,195 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 48 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,020 | 5 | #13,877 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,803 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,749 | 8 | #8,273 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,031 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,182 | 5 | #11,624 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,307 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,551 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,435 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 30 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,634 | 7 | #6,071 |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,403 | 7 | #5,883 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,585 | 5 | #7,241 |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,280 | 7 | #5,856 |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 41 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 46 | #1,168 | 6 | #6,367 |
| 1960 | 33 | #1,395 | 6 | #6,199 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,241 | 8 | #4,923 |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,146 | 8 | #4,802 |
| 1956 | 49 | #1,091 | 6 | #5,779 |
| 1955 | 56 | #1,007 | 5 | #6,480 |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,322 | 5 | #6,382 |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 48 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 42 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,158 | 13 | #3,014 |
| 1949 | 59 | #903 | 10 | #3,559 |
| 1948 | 54 | #951 | 6 | #5,111 |
| 1947 | 57 | #932 | 10 | #3,643 |
| 1946 | 50 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 47 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 66 | #773 | 5 | #5,079 |
| 1943 | 79 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 74 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 76 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 68 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 60 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 59 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 73 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 83 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 91 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 69 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 92 | #608 | 8 | #3,345 |
| 1932 | 89 | #641 | 7 | #3,835 |
| 1931 | 92 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 101 | #614 | 5 | #5,092 |
| 1929 | 115 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 105 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 99 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 119 | #566 | 9 | #3,487 |
| 1925 | 131 | #537 | 7 | #4,342 |
| 1924 | 126 | #565 | 7 | #4,348 |
| 1923 | 136 | #522 | 9 | #3,590 |
| 1922 | 160 | #492 | 6 | #4,888 |
| 1921 | 160 | #490 | 9 | #3,607 |
| 1920 | 144 | #506 | 7 | #4,306 |
| 1919 | 140 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 173 | #451 | 7 | #4,185 |
| 1917 | 135 | #493 | 11 | #2,835 |
| 1916 | 136 | #487 | 5 | #4,985 |
| 1915 | 135 | #480 | 5 | #4,805 |
| 1914 | 81 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 85 | #471 | 7 | #2,755 |
| 1912 | 72 | #467 | 5 | #3,326 |
| 1911 | 42 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 25 | #578 | 5 | #2,703 |
| 1909 | 29 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 37 | #386 | 7 | #1,813 |
| 1907 | 22 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 27 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 19 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 22 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 20 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 21 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 16 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 23 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 18 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 15 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 15 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 16 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 13 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 15 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #628 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Palmer reached #386 in 1908. As a girl name, it reached #258 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Palmer
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.