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Pleasant

Recorded 1880–2013 · United States

Pleasant was most popular in 1921, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,076 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 702 people named Pleasant.

Most popular in1921
Rank that year#3,076
Births that year25
Total since 1880702
Given to90% boys

Pleasant over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Pleasant’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pleasant a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pleasant is mostly a boy’s name — 10.4% of the 702 Americans given it were girls and 89.6% 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