Plum
About Plum
British-born novelist Plum Sykes has taken this rich, fruity name out of the produce section and put it into the baby name basket. It's more appealing than Apple, more presentable than Peaches. The French equivalent, Prune, is very fashionable there but would not fly with English speakers.
Plum Sykes was born Victoria, and her nickname derived from the variety of fruit called the Victoria Plum.
Plum makes an appealing middle name choice--Moon Unit Zappa used it as such for her daughter Matilda. The color of the fruit makes it one of the appropriately amethyst-hued names for Aquarius babies.
Pronounced PLUM.
As of October 2026, Plum ranked #14511 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Plum is a girl's name.
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Plum on lists
Famous Plums
- Victoria "Plum" Sykes
British,American novelist and socialite
- Milla Plum
daughter of blogger Miss James of Bleubird Vintage
- Polly Plum
pen name of New Zealand feminist writer Mary Ann Colclough
- Plum
nickname of English male novelist Pelham Grenville "P.G." Wodehouse
Plum in pop culture
- Stephanie Plum
bounty hunter protagonist of a series written by Janet Evanovich
- Professor Plum
character in the board game Clue
- Plum Kitaki
character from the video game "Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney"
- Nanny Plum
character from TV series "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
- Plum Kettle
heroine of the novel "Dietland" written by Sarai Walker