How Many People Are Named Blease?
An estimated 32 people in the United States have the first name Blease. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Blease peaked in popularity in 1913 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blease as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Blease paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Blease is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Blease is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
32
About 1 in 10,711,073 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1913
20 births
Total Registered
201
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blease
Blease is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 201 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Blease as a male name
Ranked #2,917 in 1961
9 male births in 1961
Peak: 1913 (20 births)
Blease: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blease span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 115 babies were registered. Blease has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Blease by Decade
How has Blease tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Blease by State
Blease + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Blease as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Blease
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Blease: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blease?
We estimate approximately 32 people named Blease are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,711,073 Americans share this first name.
Is Blease a common name?
Blease is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 201 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blease most popular?
Blease reached peak popularity in 1913, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blease is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blease a male name?
Blease is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blease Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blease Smith, Blease Johnson, Blease Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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