Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most commonly considered the foundational thinker of the Western philosophical tradition.
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Plato
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most commonly considered the foundational thinker of the Western philosophical tradition.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Plato
American parents first put Plato on the record books as a baby boy name in 1914, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 13 Platos were born — ranking #2,270 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Platos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1977 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 216 Platos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Plato
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Plato. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Plato
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- Plateau
- Platy
- Platea
- Plateaux
- Plate
- Plates
- Plait
- Playdoh
- Plaits
- Plata
- Playday
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About the name Plato
Plato is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 216 births in the dataset. Plato's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #2,270. Use the chart and map above to compare Plato's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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