Boys' name · since 1881
Plummer
Plummer has 453 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 453
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Plummer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 453 recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Plummer recorded 453 times among boys since 1881, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1962.
- #8,369 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 453 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Plummer ranks #8,369 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 453 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 453
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Plummer's 453 recorded births place it above 81.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Plummer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Plummer splits its recorded history at 1928: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Plummer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1962
- Peak year (1921)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Plummer by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (118 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Plummer's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Plummer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
100 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 118 births (26% of all-time use).
Plummer by state
Where Plummer concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 70 | 15.5% |
70 of 453 births nationwide.
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- Plummer's decade-level peak was the 1920s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Plummers (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Plummer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1881–1962 (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 Plummer 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.