How Many People Are Named Pleshette?
An estimated 187 people in the United States have the first name Pleshette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Pleshette peaked in popularity in 1972 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pleshette 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 Pleshette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
187
About 1 in 1,832,911 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1972
25 births
Total Registered
210
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pleshette
Pleshette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 210 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pleshette as a female name
Ranked #11,918 in 1989
6 female births in 1989
Peak: 1972 (25 births)
Pleshette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pleshette span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 117 babies were registered. Pleshette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pleshette by Decade
How has Pleshette 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.
Pleshette + Last Name Combinations
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Pleshette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pleshette?
We estimate approximately 187 people named Pleshette 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 1,832,911 Americans share this first name.
Is Pleshette a common name?
Pleshette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 210 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pleshette most popular?
Pleshette reached peak popularity in 1972, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pleshette is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pleshette a female name?
Pleshette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pleshette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pleshette Smith, Pleshette Johnson, Pleshette 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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