Unisex name · since 1915

Plumer

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.

#19,660 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

72 boys have been named Plumer since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Plumer has 72 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1931.

  • #19,660 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 72 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Plumer ranks #19,660 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#19,660 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Plumer's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Plumer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Plumer's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Plumer popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
456789 19151916191819191920192319241926192719291931 6

Plumer popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 24 births
456789 1916191919201921 5

Plumer by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (38 births, 53% of the file).

1920s was Plumer's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Plumer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 38 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Plumer? ▼
72 babies have been named Plumer since 1915. All-time, it sits at #19,660 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
Where does Plumer sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Plumer ranks #19,660 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Plumer go back to 1915, giving 17 years of history 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.

What to do with Plumer's data

  • Plumer's decade-level peak was the 1920s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Plumer

Nearby Names Like Plumer

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Plumer

Plummer Boy
453 births
Plutarco Boy
24 births
Pluto Boy
#7659 23 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Plumer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1931 (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 Plumer 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.