Girls' name · since 1921
Paloma
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 10,765 babies named Paloma, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,588 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #792 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,765
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paloma currently ranks #792 among girls' names in America, with 10,765 babies recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Paloma recorded 10,765 times among girls since 1921, holding rank #792 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, 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 1921 to 2025.
- #1,588 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #792 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,765 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paloma ranks #1,588 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #792 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,765 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,588 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #792 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,765
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paloma's 10,765 recorded births place it above 97.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Paloma compares
10,765 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Paloma's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paloma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,765 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 411 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paloma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paloma's full recorded timeline at 1997, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 411 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paloma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 411
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Paloma by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,230 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Paloma's strongest decade.
3,230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Paloma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 131
1970s
131 births
- 1980s 699
1980s
699 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,877 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,065 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,230 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,741 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,230 births (30% of all-time use).
How Paloma 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 Paloma's total volume
Paloma by state
Where Paloma concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,277 | 30.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,006 | 18.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 616 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 489 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 486 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 430 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Washington | | 207 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 194 | 1.8% |
3,277 of 10,765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Paloma appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Paloma's data
- Paloma's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,230 total births) through the 2020s (1,741) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Palomas (3,277 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paloma: 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 (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Paloma 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.