Paloma Girl
How popular is Paloma?
#792 girl name in 2025
343 baby girls were named Paloma in the US in 2025, making it the 792nd most popular girl name.
10,642living people named Paloma (est.)
17median age of people named Paloma
10,765babies named Paloma since 1880
1 in 9,666US babies born in 2025
Paloma popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #792 for girls (▲ 176 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 343 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #901 in 2015, #937 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (411 girls) |
| Highest rank | #700 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1921 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Paloma is most popular
Babies named Paloma per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 0.7 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- California: 0.5 per 1,000 (387 girls)
- Oregon: 0.4 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (47 girls)
- Illinois: 0.3 per 1,000 (71 girls)
Paloma by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 17 | #4,284 |
| 1960s | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1970s | 131 | #2,860 |
| 1980s | 699 | #1,319 |
| 1990s | 1,877 | #919 |
| 2000s | 3,065 | #705 |
| 2010s | 3,230 | #700 |
| 2020s | 1,741 | #792 |
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Questions
- Is Paloma a boy or girl name?
- Paloma is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Paloma were girls.
- How popular is the name Paloma?
- 343 baby girls were named Paloma in the US in 2025, making it the 792nd most popular girl name.
- When was Paloma most popular?
- Paloma peaked in 2009, when 411 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #700 in 2010.
- How many people are named Paloma?
- 10,765 babies have been named Paloma in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,642 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Paloma most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Paloma was most common in New Mexico, at 0.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.