How Many People Are Named Palmira?
An estimated 433 people in the United States have the first name Palmira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Palmira peaked in popularity in 1924 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Palmira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Palmira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
433
About 1 in 791,580 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1924
20 births
Total Registered
852
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Palmira
Palmira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 852 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Palmira as a female name
Ranked #18,198 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1924 (20 births)
Palmira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Palmira span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 143 babies were registered. Palmira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Palmira by Decade
How has Palmira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Palmira by State
Birth registrations for Palmira span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Massachusetts. The lowest are in New York, Massachusetts, California. On average, about 58 Palmiras were registered per state.
Palmira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Palmira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Palmira
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Palmira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Palmira?
We estimate approximately 433 people named Palmira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 791,580 Americans share this first name.
Is Palmira a common name?
Palmira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 852 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Palmira most popular?
Palmira reached peak popularity in 1924, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Palmira is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Palmira a female name?
Palmira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Palmira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Palmira Smith, Palmira Johnson, Palmira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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