Paloma

Girl name

Paloma has been given to 10,765 babies in the U.S. since 1921. It peaked in 2009 and currently ranks #793 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Spanish Paloma.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,765

Peak year

2009 (411 babies)

Rank in 2025

#793 for girls

First recorded

1921

10-year trend

▲ +12%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Paloma.

10,702 babies since 1985

10,697 babies since 1966

10,661 babies since 1993

10,976 babies since 1968

11,031 babies since 1987

10,479 babies since 1933

11,075 babies since 1971

10,431 babies since 1963

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