Recorded 1915–1931 Unisex name Peak 1916 72 births

Plumer — boys' name

72 babies named Plumer in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s381930s6
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Plumer was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Plumer in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Plumer

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Plumer between 1915 and 1931, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Plumer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Plumer is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 24 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Plumer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Plumer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Plumer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Plumer at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

72

Since 1915

17 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1915

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1931

Plumer popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1915

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 19311929192719261924192319201919191819161915 6

Plumer popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 1916 (Plumer as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
456789 1921192019191916 6

Plumer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
38 births that decade — 53% of Plumer's all-time total
1910s281920s381930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Plumer?
72 babies have been named Plumer since 1915. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Plumer most popular?
Plumer was most popular in the 1920s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Is Plumer a unisex name?
Yes, Plumer is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 72 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Plumer been used?
Plumer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 17 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Plumer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Plummer, Plutarco, Pluto. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.