First Name PALMER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PALMER is ranked as the 8952nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 994.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.31 people named PALMER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named PALMER is 4,288.
  • The SSA data also shows that PALMER is used as a boy's name 88% of the time.

First Names PALMER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 994 +/-11.2%
  • National Rank 8,952
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,288
  • National Rank 3,457
  • Percentile Rank 96.26%
  • Proportion/100k 1.35

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PALMER is 73.5% White, 5.4% Hispanic origin, 17.6% Black, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PALMER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PALMER is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PALMER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 73.5% 63.9% 9.6%
Hispanic origin 5.4% 16.3% -10.9%
Black 17.6% 12.3% 5.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.9% -3.7%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PALMER is Texas where 91 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PALMER, as 2.16 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 92nd, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 443 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names PALMER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 83.2% Indiana 11 0.17 66.2% Iowa 5 0.16 62.3% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 31 0.32 89.2% Minnesota 10 0.19 77.5% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 7 0.35 42.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 73.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 16 0.27 81.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PALMER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 83.2%
Indiana 11 0.17 66.2%
Iowa 5 0.16 62.3%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 31 0.32 89.2%
Minnesota 10 0.19 77.5%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 7 0.35 42.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 73.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 16 0.27 81.9%
West State Statistics First-Names PALMER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 44.2% Arizona 25 0.38 73.8% California 81 0.21 89.7% Colorado 7 0.13 41.2% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 16 0.96 64.5% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 42.8% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 22 0.55 73.7% Utah 8 0.28 42.1% Washington 25 0.36 84.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PALMER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 44.2%
Arizona 25 0.38 73.8%
California 81 0.21 89.7%
Colorado 7 0.13 41.2%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 16 0.96 64.5%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 42.8%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 22 0.55 73.7%
Utah 8 0.28 42.1%
Washington 25 0.36 84.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names PALMER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 68.4% Maine 20 1.53 67.2% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 38.4% New York 86 0.43 92.1% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.7% Rhode Island 9 0.86 43.0% Vermont 12 1.88 72.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PALMER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 68.4%
Maine 20 1.53 67.2%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 38.4%
New York 86 0.43 92.1%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.7%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 43.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 72.8%
South State Statistics First-Names PALMER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 80.0% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 59 0.3 91.5% Georgia 70 0.69 90.1% Kentucky 39 0.88 83.8% Louisiana 40 0.86 84.3% Maryland 46 0.77 88.0% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 19 0.19 82.9% Oklahoma 7 0.18 42.2% South Carolina 19 0.38 75.5% Tennessee 31 0.47 84.5% Texas 91 0.34 92.6% Virginia 20 0.24 75.2% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name PALMER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 80.0%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 59 0.3 91.5%
Georgia 70 0.69 90.1%
Kentucky 39 0.88 83.8%
Louisiana 40 0.86 84.3%
Maryland 46 0.77 88.0%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 19 0.19 82.9%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 42.2%
South Carolina 19 0.38 75.5%
Tennessee 31 0.47 84.5%
Texas 91 0.34 92.6%
Virginia 20 0.24 75.2%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with PALMER as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PALMER as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PALMER.

The most popular full name is PALMER Johnson. 3.27% of all the people named PALMER have this family name.

There are 162 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PALMER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 PALMER Johnson 3.27%
2 PALMER Reed 2.34%
3 PALMER Williams 2.34%
4 PALMER Smith 1.87%
5 PALMER Wilson 1.87%
6 PALMER Beckham 1.40%
7 PALMER Coburn 1.40%
8 PALMER Foster 1.40%
9 PALMER Henderson 1.40%
10 PALMER Porter 1.40%
11 PALMER Tate 1.40%
12 PALMER Ward 1.40%
13 PALMER Woodruff 1.40%
14 PALMER Davis 0.93%
15 PALMER Dove 0.93%
16 PALMER Gamble 0.93%
17 PALMER Gardner 0.93%
18 PALMER Gray 0.93%
19 PALMER Harris 0.93%
20 PALMER Howell 0.93%

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