Given name · also Spanish
Palmira
Palmira is used as a feminine counterpart of Palmiro.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Spanish and Latin naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
How it developed
Palmira is used as a feminine counterpart of Palmiro.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Palmira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 852
- 0 boys · 852 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,290 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Palmira’s family of names
Palmira is a feminine form of Palmiro. Palmira has a related form in Palmer. Palmira has a related form in Palma.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Palmervariant
- Palmavariant
- Palmeravariant
- Palmyravariant · Portuguese
- Palmearavariant
- Pameeravariant
- Palmyrvariant
- Palmieravariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Palmira
- Palmira MarçalBrazilian basketball player (born 1984)
- Palmira BarbosaAngolan handball playerborn 1961
- Palmira BastosPortuguese actress1875–1967
- Palmira Pla PechoviertoSpanish teacher (1914–2007)
- Palmira Jaquetti i IsantSpanish poet, businessperson and composer (1895-1963)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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