Palma
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PAL-ma
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,961 for girls
Palma is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “palm tree”. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies).
What does Palma mean?
Latin
“palm tree”
From the Latin for palm; the palm branch was an early Christian symbol of victory and martyrdom.
Is Palma a girl's or a boy's name?
Palma is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Palma in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,961among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 400% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Palma, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th.
2025 had the most girls named Palma of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.
Palma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
Names like Palma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rosa Flora Florence Lola Alma Mabel Clara Rosie Ada Croia Nora Roma
Names related to Palma
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Luna Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Anthony Austin Felix Camila
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Palma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/palma, updated 20 October 2026.