Holding steady.
Popularity of Plummer since 1881
Babies named Plummer per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1921, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Plummer's real moment was 1891.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 30 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 100 |
| 1920s | 118 |
| 1930s | 73 |
| 1940s | 54 |
| 1950s | 43 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Plummer first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1881, reflecting a 19th-century trend of adopting surnames as given names. Its peak usage came in 1891, during the 1890s decade, when it saw modest but countable use. The name has remained stable at very low frequencies, never entering the top 1000. Unlike many occupational surnames that later gained popularity as first names, Plummer never experienced a revival. It was recorded only for boys in the data. Its rarity today makes it a distinctive choice, though it has no recorded top states of concentration.
Plummer is an occupational surname derived from Middle English 'plomere' or 'plumer', from Old French 'plumier', meaning a dealer in feathers or a feather-dresser. It was originally given to someone who worked with plumes for hats, bedding, or writing quills. As a given name, it follows the 19th-century fashion of using surnames as first names, particularly in the United States.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Plumer
Sibling names for Plummer
Names that share Plummer's style, for a brother or sister.
