Palmer
Unisex · PAH-mer · English
Unisex
Palmer is a name of English origin, meaning “pilgrim”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 232nd for girls in the US (1,330 babies).
What does Palmer mean?
English: occupational surname
“pilgrim”
An English surname for a pilgrim who had brought back a palm branch from the Holy Land.
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Is Palmer a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Palmer has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls and 17 boys in the UK and 1,330 girls and 230 boys in the US.
How popular is Palmer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 783% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Palmer, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. 17 boys were also named Palmer in 2025 (1,613th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Palmer of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Half of all the girls named Palmer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2022 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 54% of the babies named Palmer in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Palmer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
How popular is Palmer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #232among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,330about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,330 girls in the US were named Palmer, making it the 232nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 348th. It first appears in the records in 1908. 230 boys were also named Palmer in 2025 (991st for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had the most girls named Palmer of any year since it first appeared, in 1908.
Half of all the girls named Palmer in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1908, 16% of the babies named Palmer in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 85%, with more girls than boys since 2012.
Palmer in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,330 | #232 |
| 2024 | 1,224 | #258 |
| 2023 | 1,133 | #277 |
| 2022 | 1,075 | #295 |
| 2021 | 996 | #330 |
| 2020 | 888 | #348 |
| 2019 | 675 | #461 |
| 2018 | 433 | #675 |
| 2017 | 247 | #1,042 |
| 2016 | 241 | #1,078 |
| 2015 | 177 | #1,337 |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,352 |
| 2013 | 132 | #1,624 |
| 2012 | 138 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,637 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,566 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1925 | 7 | #4,027 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,349 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,538 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,676 |
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