Boys' name · since 1911
Blease
Blease has 201 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1913 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Blease sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 201 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Blease recorded 201 times among boys since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1961.
- #12,908 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 201 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blease ranks #12,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Blease's 201 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Blease's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blease's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1913 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blease popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1961
- Peak year (1913)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Blease by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (115 births, 57% of the file).
1910s was Blease's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Blease births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
115 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 115 births (57% of all-time use).
Blease by state
Where Blease concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 171 | 85.1% |
171 of 201 births nationwide.
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What to do with Blease's data
- Blease's decade-level peak was the 1910s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Bleases (171 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Blease draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.