Paloma is an established girls' name that peaked in 2009 and remains in steady use.
Paloma is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #793 for girl births in the United States (and #1,539 across all names), given to 343 babies. Paloma was first reported in SSA data in 1921 and peaked in 2009 (411 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 343 | 343 | #793 |
| 2024 | 268 | 268 | #969 |
| 2023 | 266 | 266 | #972 |
| 2022 | 281 | 281 | #957 |
| 2021 | 309 | 309 | #883 |
| 2020 | 274 | 274 | #940 |
| 2019 | 290 | 290 | #915 |
| 2018 | 298 | 298 | #904 |
| 2017 | 303 | 303 | #892 |
| 2016 | 290 | 290 | #946 |
| 2015 | 306 | 306 | #903 |
| 2014 | 314 | 314 | #871 |
| 2013 | 359 | 359 | #759 |
| 2012 | 346 | 351 | #788 |
| 2011 | 317 | 317 | #834 |
| 2010 | 407 | 416 | #703 |
| 2009 | 411 | 411 | #706 |
| 2008 | 377 | 385 | #779 |
| 2007 | 329 | 334 | #857 |
| 2006 | 317 | 317 | #847 |
| 2005 | 303 | 311 | #838 |
| 2004 | 289 | 296 | #853 |
| 2003 | 281 | 289 | #861 |
| 2002 | 241 | 260 | #932 |
| 2001 | 272 | 282 | #841 |
| 2000 | 245 | 261 | #898 |
| 1999 | 203 | 213 | #1,010 |
| 1998 | 207 | 217 | #979 |
| 1997 | 217 | — | #921 |
| 1996 | 201 | — | #960 |
| 1995 | 184 | — | #1,010 |
| 1994 | 194 | — | #960 |
| 1993 | 188 | — | #988 |
| 1992 | 186 | — | #1,013 |
| 1991 | 159 | — | #1,119 |
| 1990 | 138 | — | #1,221 |
| 1989 | 118 | — | #1,325 |
| 1988 | 89 | — | #1,517 |
| 1987 | 71 | — | #1,716 |
| 1986 | 91 | — | #1,416 |
| 1985 | 60 | — | #1,876 |
| 1984 | 84 | — | #1,395 |
| 1983 | 55 | — | #1,901 |
| 1982 | 58 | — | #1,865 |
| 1981 | 42 | — | #2,363 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #2,925 |
| 1979 | 30 | — | #2,911 |
| 1978 | 25 | — | #3,170 |
| 1977 | 24 | — | #3,237 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #4,102 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,304 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,646 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,489 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,800 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,321 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,687 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,617 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,963 |