Girls' name · since 1911
Palmira
852 babies named Palmira in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 852
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
852 girls have been named Palmira since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Palmira has 852 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2016.
- #8,397 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 852 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Palmira ranks #8,397 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 852 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 852
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Palmira's 852 recorded births place it above 88.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Palmira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Palmira's full recorded timeline at 1955, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Palmira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2016
- Peak year (1924)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Palmira by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (143 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Palmira's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Palmira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
95 births
- 1920s
1920s
143 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s
1940s
92 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
130 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 143 births (17% of all-time use).
How Palmira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Palmira's total volume
Palmira by state
Where Palmira concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 177 | 20.8% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 21 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 12 | 1.4% |
177 of 852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Palmira's data
- Palmira's decade-level peak was the 1920s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Palmiras (177 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Palmira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1911–2016 (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 Palmira 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.