Boys' name · since 1884
Pliny
Pliny has 15 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1884 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
15 boys have been named Pliny since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pliny recorded 15 times among boys since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1919.
- #31,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pliny ranks #31,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #31,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pliny's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pliny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pliny's SSA record in two at 1915 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded.
Pliny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1919
- Peak year (1884)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Pliny by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1910s was Pliny's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Pliny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pliny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1884)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–1919 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pliny draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.