Palma

PAH-muh /ˈpɑːmə/
girl 2 syllables rising

Palma is an uncommon variant of Paloma that peaked in 1925 and has since faded.

Palma is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,667 for girl births in the United States (and #27,574 across all names), given to 5 babies. Palma first appears in 1889 and peaked in 1925 (100 births).

About the name Palma

PronunciationPAH-muh /ˈpɑːmə/
CultureGermanItalianPortugueseSpanish
#16,667U.S. rank among girls 2025
#27,574among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
100peak births 1925
1889first appeared

Names similar to Palma

How popular is Palma?

Girls named Palma 5 in 2025
188919001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Palma per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1889–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Palma total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#16,667
202355#17,012
200455#18,115
200255#17,439
199855#15,927
19875#12,667
19835#11,490
19775#10,764
19769#6,426
19756#8,715
19746#8,406
197310#5,466
197218#3,499
19719#5,867
197013#4,418
19697#6,415
196812#4,162
196720#2,843
196615#3,363
196519#2,899
196421#2,801
196328#2,288
196218#3,005
196123#2,590
196026#2,356
195942#1,714
195829#2,104
195736#1,834
195644#1,611
195537#1,722
195457#1,330
195357#1,295
195247#1,428
195144#1,428
195057#1,231
194973#1,054
194847#1,355
194753#1,250
194642#1,353
194542#1,246
194441#1,249
194351#1,139
194264#985
194136#1,287
194047#1,057
193943#1,095
193846#1,066
193739#1,158
193654#936
193564#865
193451#971
193350#982
193269#828
193168#837
193075#822
192968#867
192876#827
192785#791
192699#732
1925100#741
192488#794
192397#745
192280#824
192196#748
192070#871
191992#732
191897#730
191796#706
191683#748
191584#729
191469#699
191332#959
191241#784
191121#977
191033#750
190913#1,197
190821#877
190728#724
190618#892
190516#955
190413#1,040
190319#804
190218#841
190110#1,121
190018#914
18999#1,166
189813#1,003
189711#1,023
18966#1,541
189519#738
18949#1,116
189310#1,008
18916#1,304
18895#1,440