Palmer

PAH-mer; PAHL-mer

English

"pilgrim; one who holds a palm"

The name Palmer is currently ranked #942 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #386 in 1908. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in PALMER, PALMER, and PALMER. Palmer is also used for girls, ranking #258 in 2024 (more popular).

Palmer Rank in US Top 1000

# 942 in the US

Palmer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1047 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Palmer

• 942 US 2023
• 1047 Nameberry 2026
• 76 Unique 2024
• 45 Unisex 2024
• 550 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Palmer

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Palmer.

• Jones
• Smith
• Burke
• Clarke
• Van
• Chet
• Judd
• Bates
• Conway
• Hawkins
• Campbell
• Watson
• Auggie
• Turner
• Jennings
• Wiley
• Baxter
• Mills
• Kip
• Barnett

Famous People Named Palmer

• Palmer Edvind Lee birth name of Gregg Palmer, American actor
• Palmer Cox Canadian illustrator and author
• Palmer Eddy Pierce U.S. WWI general
• H. Palmer Hall American poet
• Palmer C. Hayden American painter
• Palmer Freeman Luckey American founder of Oculus VR
• Palmer Cosslett Putnam American wind,power engineer
• (William) Palmer Pyle American NFL player
• Grady Palmer Wright (b. 2020) son of American soccer player Arin Gilliland Wright

The name Palmer in Pop Culture

• Palmer Joss character in film "Contact"
• Palmer Cortlandt character on American TV soap "All My Children"
• Palmer character in "The Thing" series