Plutarco

Boys' name

Riches; Pluto + ruler, through Πλούταρχος

Plutarco has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 1927. 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 1928, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Plutarco, 1958

1 in 827,000

Plutarco 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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Plutarco: meaning, origin, and history

Riches; Pluto + ruler, through Πλούταρχος

Ancient Greek and Latin

What Plutarco means

Plutarco belongs to the name family reached through Plutarco → Πλούταρχος. Its meaning is “riches; Pluto + ruler”.

Origin, language, and formation

Plutarco is used in Portuguese and Spanish. Its origins include Ancient Greek and Latin.

Plutarco comes through Latin Plūtarchus and Ancient Greek Πλούταρχος.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Πλούταρχος.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Portuguese, Plutarco is pronounced /pluˈtaʁ.ku/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 24 boys were recorded with the name Plutarco between 1927 and 1958. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1928; its best national rank was #3,099 in 1938.

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 Plutarco?

Plutarco had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1958, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1958: 1 in 827,000; 5 of 4,133,550 births
Among boys only: 1 in 424,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1958: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 573,033 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Plutarco 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 1958 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 573,033 children born in 1958 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Plutarco. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Plutarcos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Plutarco was born before 1928 — so the typical Plutarco is around 97 today.

Median birth year: 1928; About 97 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 50.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 50.0%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 5; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 50.0% of all recorded uses (12).

Is Plutarco 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 1928 (7)
Years since peak: 97; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 40.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,099; 1938

Plutarco 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: #3,099; 1938
Peak year: 1928; 7 that year
First recorded: 1927
Last recorded: 1958
All-time count: 24
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Plutarco

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

Pluto Janmarco Delmarco Plumer Dimarco Lamarco Lemarco Johnmarco Jeanmarco Plummer Damarco Gianmarco Jamarco Darco Dmarco Arco Demarco Marco

Sibling names for Plutarco

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

Edward Charline Ardis Germaine Darline Marvel Richard Leatrice

For a brother

Frances Jules Bud Rolland Normand Laverne Jewel Carrol

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