How Many People Are Named Paloma?
An estimated 10,211 people in the United States have the first name Paloma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Paloma peaked in popularity in 2009 with 411 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paloma 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 Paloma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,211
About 1 in 33,567 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2009
411 births
Total Registered
10,416
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paloma
Paloma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,416 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paloma as a female name
Ranked #971 in 2024
267 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (411 births)
Paloma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paloma span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,230 babies were registered. While Paloma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Paloma by Decade
How has Paloma 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.
Paloma by State
Birth registrations for Paloma span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Idaho, Iowa. On average, about 266 Palomas were registered per state.
Paloma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paloma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Paloma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paloma?
We estimate approximately 10,211 people named Paloma 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 33,567 Americans share this first name.
Is Paloma a common name?
Paloma is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,416 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paloma most popular?
Paloma reached peak popularity in 2009, when 411 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paloma is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paloma a female name?
Paloma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paloma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paloma Smith, Paloma Johnson, Paloma 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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