Palmer

Boy name

Palmer ranks #2,024 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 5 places, 34 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: 2 licensed cats.

Palmer's popularity trend

Palmer's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2024.

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Year	Share
2025	0.022%
2024	0.024%
2023	0.019%
2022	0.017%
2021	0.012%
2020	0.012%
2019	0.013%
2018	0.012%
2017	0.012%
2016	0.007%
2015	0.008%
2014	0.009%
2013	0.009%
2012	0.007%
2011	0.005%
2010	0.003%
2009	0.003%
2008	0.005%
2007	0.004%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 5 places

Popularity rank

#2,024

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

+475

2020 → 2025

Gender split

81% boys

19% girls81% boys

Where Palmer shows up

Palmer's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Palmer

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