Girls' name · since 2008
Palin
148 babies named Palin in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
148 girls have been named Palin since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Palin recorded 148 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2020.
- #22,925 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 148 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Palin ranks #22,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Palin's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Palin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Palin's full recorded timeline at 2013, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Palin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Palin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Palin's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Palin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (61% of all-time use).
Palin by state
Where Palin concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 4.1% |
6 of 148 births nationwide.
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What to do with Palin's data
- Palin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Palins (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Palin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2008–2020 (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 Palin 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.