Feminine dossier · first seen 1911

Palmira

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1924

Peak era

1924

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Palmira

How many people are named Palmira?

An estimated 402 living Americans are named Palmira.

How rare is Palmira?

Palmira fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Palmira?

The median age of a living American named Palmira is approximately 57 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 67 years old.

Is Palmira still popular?

Not especially. Palmira has been declining since its 1924 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Palmira most common?

Palmira has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 11.4× more often than the national baseline.

1911Peak 19242025

Peak year

1924

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

852

Palmira last appeared in SSA records in 2016. Across its recorded history, about 852 American girls received the name.

Palmira peaked in 1924, when 20 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 852 Americans named Palmira since 1911.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1924

Living profile

466

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age59

Core range44–71

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.

Geographic heartland

Texas

11.4× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Texas · 1960s 11.4×