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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).
Palmer
Palmer has been climbing in recent years. All-time it's been given to 18,653 U.S. babies, the 517th most common name by sound today, at an all-time high of 1,560 in 2025.
Palmer has no common alternate spellings by sound.
Rising