Boys' name · since 1923

Plas

5 babies named Plas in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#43,678 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 1923
1920s
peak decade

Plas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 5 have been recorded since 1923.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Plas has been recorded 5 times among boys since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1923.

  • #43,678 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 5 born since 1923
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Plas ranks #43,678 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.

#43,678 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 1923
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Plas's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Plas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1923)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 1923 5

Plas by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Plas's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Plas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Plas?
Plas has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1923, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #43,678 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1923. 5 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
Where does Plas sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Plas ranks #43,678 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Plas most popular?
Plas was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Plas been used?
The SSA has tracked Plas since 1923 -- 1 year through the most recent 1923 data.
What names are similar to Plas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Placido, Plato, Platon, Placide, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Plas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1923–1923 (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 Plas 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.