Meaning and history
From an English surname meaning “pilgrim,” ultimately derived from Latin palma, meaning “palm tree,” because pilgrims to the Holy Land often returned with palm fronds as proof of their journey.
20062006: 14 births, rank #8,237
2007: 24 births, rank #5,709
2008: 20 births, rank #6,559
2009: 17 births, rank #7,341
2010: 13 births, rank #8,701
20112011: 67 births, rank #2,638
2012: 138 births, rank #1,575
2013: 132 births, rank #1,624
2014: 173 births, rank #1,352
2015: 177 births, rank #1,337
20162016: 241 births, rank #1,078
2017: 247 births, rank #1,042
2018: 433 births, rank #675
2019: 675 births, rank #461
2020: 888 births, rank #348
20212021: 996 births, rank #330
2022: 1,075 births, rank #295
2023: 1,133 births, rank #277
2024: 1,224 births, rank #258
20252025: 1,330 births, rank #232
Palmer rose from #258 to #232 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 1,330.