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Balmore

bal-MOR /bɑlˈmɔr/

At a glance

In short
Balmore is a strong and distinctive Scottish Gaelic name for baby boys, meaning "big town" or "majestic city." Pronounced bal-MOR (/bɑlˈmɔr/).
U.S. rank 2025
#10,695 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
6 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#10,695 in 2025
First recorded
2004

Meaning of Balmore

Balmore is a strong and distinctive name for baby boys. It has its origins in Scottish Gaelic, where it means "big town" or "majestic city." The pronunciation of Balmore is bal-MOR (/bɑlˈmɔr/). In terms of associations, the name Balmore exudes a sense of power and grandeur, making it a fitting choice for parents who want their son to have a commanding presence. While not extremely common, Balmore has been steadily used as a given name in the United States. In recent years, it has appeared in the data for newborns with five occurrences in both 2004 and 2005. A variation of this name is Balmor.

How to pronounce Balmore

Popularity of Balmore in the U.S.

Balmore was the #10,695 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 6 babies. It first appears in the records in 2004.

Bar and line chart: Balmore in the U.S., 2004–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 6 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #10,695 in 2025.
  • Boys named Balmore (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2004–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2004⁠–⁠2025 3 rows
Balmore: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025610,695back (not recorded in 2006–2024)
2005511,472▼ 116
2004511,356new