Palmira is a girl's name of Portuguese origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. It is a rare choice in US records.
Palmira belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Palmira first appears in Social Security records in 1911. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1854 in 1916, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 852 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Palmira is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Portuguese origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Palmira is a girl name.
Palmira comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Palmira first appears in US records in 1911. Its best-ever ranking was #1854 in 1916, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Palmira is pronounced /ˈpalmira/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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