Palmira
Girl name · Italian · Latin · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #1,805 in 1916
0 babies were named Palmira in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1911–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryPalmira first shows up in US birth records in 1911, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 114 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1916, when it reached #1,805.
About the name Palmira
Palmira is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-ira”. US birth records list Palmira for girls from 1911 to 2016, in 86 of those 106 years. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked #1,805 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2016, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Italian namesLatin namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | 82,042 girls |
| 1920s | 12 | 84,034 girls |
| 1930s | 7.2 | 139,276 girls |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 157,233 girls |
| 1950s | 5.7 | 174,825 girls |
| 1960s | 7.1 | 140,647 girls |
| 1970s | 4.5 | 224,719 girls |
| 1980s | 3.7 | 271,003 girls |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 350,877 girls |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1,818,182 girls |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1,250,000 girls |
Other spellings of Palmira
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Questions about the name Palmira
What is the origin of the name Palmira?
Palmira has Italian, Latin, Spanish roots in our records. Other Italian names include Isabella, Aurora, Camila.
Is Palmira a boy or girl name?
Palmira is a girl name.
How popular is the name Palmira?
Palmira is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2016. It peaked at #1,805 in 1916.