Girl name Spanish origin Christian Catholic tradition

Paloma

pah-LOH-mah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
dove
Language
Spanish
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Spanish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#971
2024 births267
Peak year2009
First appeared1921
Total US births10,416
2009 peak19211947197319982024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Palo
Alternate spellings
Paloma
In other languages
Paloma

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Notable people named Paloma

Paloma Picasso (designer)
Paloma Faith (singer)