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Paloma

Paloma holds the #792 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 343 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #937 in 2020 to #792 today. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#700 nationally, 407 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1921. The name's biggest fan base is in New Mexico (#249 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#792
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#700
in 2010 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
343
girls named Paloma

Paloma popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.012%0.019%0.025%18801900192019401960198020002020#700 in 2010
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2010

Where Paloma is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025NH—Washington: #478 (14 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WA#478Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025MI—New York: #1087 (13 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1087Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025RI—Oregon: #483 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#483Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025IA—Illinois: #455 (23 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IL#455Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025CT—California: #429 (78 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CA#429Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025DE—Arizona: #477 (14 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AZ#477New Mexico: #249 (6 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)NM#249Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025NC—South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Paloma in 2025HI—Texas: #546 (58 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#546Florida: #674 (25 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#674
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#249), Nevada (#508), Oregon (#483)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Paloma in the most recent year of SSA data.

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