Plinio

Boys' name

From Latin Plīnius; literal meaning unconfirmed

Plinio has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1996. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1996, with 5 recorded.

Babies named Plinio, 1996

1 in 729,000

Plinio over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Plinio: meaning, origin, and history

From Latin Plīnius; literal meaning unconfirmed

Latin

What Plinio means

Plinio is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Plinio is used in Italian. Its origins include Latin.

Plinio comes through Latin Plīnius.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Italian, Plinio is pronounced /ˈpli.njo/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 5 boys were recorded with the name Plinio between 1996 and 1996. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1996; its best national rank was #10,129 in 1996.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Plinio?

Plinio had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1996, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1996: 1 in 729,000; 5 of 3,646,048 births
Among boys only: 1 in 379,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1996: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 505,451 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Plinio sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1996 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 505,451 children born in 1996 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Plinio. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Plinios were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Plinio was born before 1996 — so the typical Plinio is around 29 today.

Median birth year: 1996; About 29 years old
Biggest decade: 1990s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 5; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1990s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (5).

Is Plinio rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1996 (5)
Years since peak: 29; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #10,129; 1996

Spellings of Plinio

Plinio is not the most common spelling — Lino is, with 66.8% against Plinio's 0.08%.

Lino66.8%4,188
Eligio24.7%1,548
Elijio8.4%527
Plinio0.08%5

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Plinio by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #10,129; 1996
Peak year: 1996; 5 that year
First recorded: 1996
Last recorded: 1996
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Plinio

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Pliny Toranio Dominio Atonio Montonio Marsenio Ontonio Hijinio Aresenio Dontonio Gorgonio Latonio Rovanio Ennio Quintonio Patrocinio Sanantonio Antoinio Canio Antinio Antonnio Kunio Seledonio Nio

Sibling names for Plinio

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Iman Breann Cinthia Katia Kaela Tristan Lexus Estefania

For a brother

Austyn Claudio Dontae Deion Hernan Dangelo Samual Tristin

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