Palmira
Meaning
from Palmyra, the ancient city; a beloved vintage name among Rio Grande do Sul's Italian colonist families
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Palmira has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
7,199 people · the #2,129 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 28,571 · median age 71
Among people named Palmira living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Palmira
People given the name Palmira in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Palmira deep dive
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