How Many People Are Named Pliny?
An estimated 0 people in the United States have the first name Pliny. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 0 years old, and Pliny peaked in popularity in 1884 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pliny as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pliny paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pliny is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
0
About 1 in 1 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
0
years old
Peak Year
1884
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pliny
Pliny is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pliny as a male name
Ranked #4,656 in 1919
5 male births in 1919
Peak: 1884 (5 births)
Pliny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pliny span from the 1880s to the 1910s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 10 babies were registered. Pliny remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Pliny by Decade
How has Pliny tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pliny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pliny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pliny
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pliny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pliny?
We estimate approximately 0 people named Pliny are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1 Americans share this first name.
Is Pliny a common name?
Pliny is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 2.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pliny most popular?
Pliny reached peak popularity in 1884, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pliny is approximately 0 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pliny a male name?
Pliny is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pliny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pliny Smith, Pliny Johnson, Pliny Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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