How Many People Are Named Pleas?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Pleas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Pleas peaked in popularity in 1916 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pleas 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 Pleas paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Pleas is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1916
25 births
Total Registered
831
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pleas
Pleas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 831 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pleas as a male name
Ranked #8,201 in 1988
5 male births in 1988
Peak: 1916 (25 births)
Pleas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pleas span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 182 babies were registered. Pleas has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pleas by Decade
How has Pleas 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.
Pleas by State
Birth registrations for Pleas span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky. The lowest are in Texas, Kentucky, Alabama. On average, about 10 Pleass were registered per state.
Pleas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pleas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pleas
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pleas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pleas?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Pleas 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 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Pleas a common name?
Pleas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 831 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pleas most popular?
Pleas reached peak popularity in 1916, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pleas is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pleas a male name?
Pleas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pleas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pleas Smith, Pleas Johnson, Pleas 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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