Palmer is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Palmer is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #232 among girls (1,330) and #995 among boys (230) — overall #436 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,560 | 1,560 | #232 | #995 |
| 2024 | 1,426 | 1,426 | #258 | #1,079 |
| 2023 | 1,373 | 1,373 | #277 | #945 |
| 2022 | 1,275 | 1,275 | #295 | #1,091 |
| 2021 | 1,218 | 1,218 | #330 | #989 |
| 2020 | 1,051 | 1,051 | #348 | #1,188 |
| 2019 | 840 | 840 | #461 | #1,176 |
| 2018 | 605 | 605 | #675 | #1,125 |
| 2017 | 426 | 426 | #1,044 | #1,094 |
| 2016 | 374 | 374 | #1,080 | #1,345 |
| 2015 | 314 | 314 | #1,348 | #1,301 |
| 2014 | 285 | 285 | #1,355 | #1,464 |
| 2013 | 246 | 246 | #1,629 | #1,456 |
| 2012 | 252 | 252 | #1,581 | #1,456 |
| 2011 | 161 | 161 | #2,658 | #1,631 |
| 2010 | 96 | 96 | #9,116 | #1,790 |
| 2009 | 111 | 111 | #7,606 | #1,682 |
| 2008 | 104 | 104 | #6,748 | #1,787 |
| 2007 | 133 | 133 | #5,856 | #1,474 |
| 2006 | 112 | 112 | #8,603 | #1,532 |
| 2005 | 90 | 90 | #10,733 | #1,688 |
| 2004 | 97 | 97 | #9,749 | #1,550 |
| 2003 | 82 | 82 | #10,244 | #1,711 |
| 2002 | 61 | 61 | #13,273 | #2,041 |
| 2001 | 66 | 66 | #11,795 | #1,905 |
| 2000 | 72 | 72 | #12,800 | #1,738 |
| 1999 | 71 | 71 | #16,206 | #1,637 |
| 1998 | 94 | 94 | #7,902 | #1,403 |
| 1997 | 61 | — | #15,483 | #1,748 |
| 1996 | 53 | — | #9,367 | #2,010 |
| 1995 | 43 | — | #11,428 | #2,243 |
| 1994 | 59 | — | #10,265 | #1,748 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #11,433 | #2,077 |
| 1992 | 39 | — | #10,196 | #2,396 |
| 1991 | 36 | — | — | #2,085 |
| 1990 | 48 | — | — | #1,695 |
| 1989 | 41 | — | #13,877 | #2,020 |
| 1988 | 27 | — | — | #2,292 |
| 1987 | 19 | — | — | #2,803 |
| 1986 | 44 | — | #8,273 | #1,749 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | — | #2,208 |
| 1984 | 24 | — | — | #2,218 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #3,030 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | — | #2,493 |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #11,627 | #2,181 |
| 1980 | 27 | — | — | #2,039 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | — | #3,307 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | — | #3,551 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | — | #2,435 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | — | #2,395 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | — | #2,423 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | — | #2,766 |
| 1973 | 15 | — | — | #2,575 |
| 1972 | 23 | — | — | #1,911 |
| 1971 | 27 | — | — | #1,733 |
| 1970 | 30 | — | — | #1,569 |
| 1969 | 25 | — | — | #1,666 |
| 1968 | 31 | — | #6,072 | #1,634 |
| 1967 | 36 | — | #5,884 | #1,436 |
| 1966 | 28 | — | — | #1,477 |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #7,242 | #1,585 |
| 1964 | 45 | — | #5,857 | #1,280 |
| 1963 | 26 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1962 | 41 | — | — | #1,224 |
| 1961 | 52 | — | #6,366 | #1,168 |
| 1960 | 39 | — | #6,200 | #1,394 |
| 1959 | 48 | — | #4,923 | #1,241 |
| 1958 | 38 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1957 | 54 | — | #4,803 | #1,146 |
| 1956 | 55 | — | #5,779 | #1,090 |
| 1955 | 61 | — | #6,480 | #1,007 |
| 1954 | 38 | — | #6,382 | #1,323 |
| 1953 | 44 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1952 | 48 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1951 | 42 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1950 | 52 | — | #3,014 | #1,157 |
| 1949 | 69 | — | #3,560 | #903 |
| 1948 | 60 | — | #5,111 | #951 |
| 1947 | 67 | — | #3,643 | #932 |
| 1946 | 50 | — | — | #950 |
| 1945 | 47 | — | — | #950 |
| 1944 | 71 | — | #5,079 | #773 |
| 1943 | 79 | — | — | #731 |
| 1942 | 74 | — | — | #746 |
| 1941 | 76 | — | — | #712 |
| 1940 | 68 | — | — | #746 |
| 1939 | 60 | — | — | #791 |
| 1938 | 59 | — | — | #812 |
| 1937 | 73 | — | — | #704 |
| 1936 | 83 | — | — | #635 |
| 1935 | 91 | — | — | #614 |
| 1934 | 69 | — | — | #740 |
| 1933 | 100 | — | #3,345 | #608 |
| 1932 | 96 | — | #3,835 | #641 |
| 1931 | 92 | — | — | #622 |
| 1930 | 106 | — | #5,092 | #614 |
| 1929 | 115 | — | — | #551 |
| 1928 | 105 | — | — | #602 |
| 1927 | 99 | — | — | #635 |
| 1926 | 128 | — | #3,487 | #566 |
| 1925 | 138 | — | #4,343 | #537 |
| 1924 | 133 | — | #4,348 | #565 |
| 1923 | 145 | — | #3,590 | #522 |
| 1922 | 166 | — | #4,888 | #492 |
| 1921 | 169 | — | #3,607 | #490 |
| 1920 | 151 | — | #4,306 | #506 |
| 1919 | 140 | — | — | #502 |
| 1918 | 180 | — | #4,185 | #451 |
| 1917 | 146 | — | #2,835 | #493 |
| 1916 | 141 | — | #4,985 | #487 |
| 1915 | 140 | — | #4,805 | #480 |
| 1914 | 81 | — | — | #553 |
| 1913 | 92 | — | #2,755 | #471 |
| 1912 | 77 | — | #3,326 | #467 |
| 1911 | 42 | — | — | #456 |
| 1910 | 30 | — | #2,703 | #578 |
| 1909 | 29 | — | — | #484 |
| 1908 | 44 | — | #1,813 | #386 |
| 1907 | 22 | — | — | #507 |
| 1906 | 27 | — | — | #429 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | — | #544 |
| 1904 | 19 | — | — | #509 |
| 1903 | 22 | — | — | #444 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #725 |
| 1901 | 20 | — | — | #432 |
| 1900 | 21 | — | — | #529 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #699 |
| 1898 | 16 | — | — | #536 |
| 1897 | 23 | — | — | #400 |
| 1896 | 12 | — | — | #666 |
| 1895 | 13 | — | — | #599 |
| 1894 | 18 | — | — | #478 |
| 1893 | 15 | — | — | #499 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #740 |
| 1891 | 15 | — | — | #468 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #659 |
| 1889 | 8 | — | — | #773 |
| 1888 | 16 | — | — | #497 |
| 1887 | 13 | — | — | #508 |
| 1886 | 12 | — | — | #566 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #749 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #947 |
| 1882 | 15 | — | — | #483 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #688 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | — | #628 |