Boys' name · since 1927
Plutarco
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Plutarco, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1927
- 1920s
- peak decade
24 boys have been named Plutarco since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Plutarco has 24 recorded births among boys since 1927, 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 1927 to 1958.
- #27,617 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1927
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Plutarco ranks #27,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1927, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1927
- 1920s
- peak decade
Plutarco's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Plutarco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Plutarco's full recorded timeline at 1938, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Plutarco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1958
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Plutarco by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Plutarco's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Plutarco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Plutarco's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Plutarco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1927–1958 (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 Plutarco 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.