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Pleas

Recorded 1880–1988 · United States

Pleas was most popular in 1916, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,729 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 831 people named Pleas.

Most popular in1916
Rank that year#2,729
Births that year25
Total since 1880831
Given to100% boys

Pleas over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Pleas’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pleas a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pleas is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 831 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org