Paloma

“Dove, symbol of peace” — Spanish, from Latin origin

Girl's name · #792 in the US (2025) · Trending

Paloma has appeared in US records since 1921 — best rank #700 (2010) · 10,765 babies named Paloma all-time · 1 in 4,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 970 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,500 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Palomas

Paloma Faith — British singer
Paloma Ruiz Picasso — French/Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman
Paloma San Basilio — Spanish singer
Paloma Costa — Brazilian socioenvironmentalist, cycling activist, climate educator and youth mobiliser
Paloma Baeza — British actress, director

In stories & tradition

Paloma — fictional human
Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald — Passions
Paloma Reynosa — NCIS

What Palomas become

Among 258 notable people named Paloma:

Entertainers appear 2.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Paloma Faith, British singer.

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