Girls' name · since 1915
Palestine
Palestine has 169 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Palestine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 169 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Palestine has been recorded 169 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1957.
- #21,569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Palestine ranks #21,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Palestine's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Palestine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Palestine's full recorded timeline at 1931, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Palestine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1957
- Peak year (1942)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Palestine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (49 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Palestine's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Palestine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s
1930s
36 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 49 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Palestine's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 1950s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Palestine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Palestine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.