Paloma
Meaning
dove
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Paloma peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
82,762 people · the #372 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,451 · median age 25
Among people named Paloma living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 2,038 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Paloma
Most people given the name Paloma in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Paloma deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Paloma truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Paloma fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Paloma travels
Mexican American · A documented choice in Mexican American families.
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