Girls' name · since 1884
Pluma
Pluma has 506 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pluma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 506 have been recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pluma has been recorded 506 times among girls since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1951.
- #11,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 506 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pluma ranks #11,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 506 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pluma's 506 recorded births place it above 83.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Pluma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pluma splits its recorded history at 1909: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pluma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1951
- Peak year (1916)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Pluma by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (149 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Pluma's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Pluma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 38
1880s
38 births
- 1890s
1890s
84 births
- 1900s
1900s
105 births
- 1910s
1910s
149 births
- 1920s
1920s
103 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 149 births (29% of all-time use).
How Pluma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pluma's total volume
Pluma by state
Where Pluma concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 34 | 6.7% |
34 of 506 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pluma's data
- Pluma's decade-level peak was the 1910s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Plumas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pluma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1884–1951 (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 Pluma 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.