Unisex name · since 1880
Pleasant
629 babies named Pleasant in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,871 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 629
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
629 boys have been named Pleasant since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pleasant recorded 629 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1962.
- #6,871 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 629 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pleasant ranks #6,871 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 629 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,871 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 629
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pleasant's 629 recorded births place it above 84.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Pleasant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pleasant splits its recorded history at 1921: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pleasant popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1962
- Peak year (1924)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Pleasant popularity over time - girls
73 total births recorded since 1886 (Pleasant as girls' name)
Pleasant by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (170 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Pleasant's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Pleasant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
98 births
- 1890s 63
1890s
63 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
103 births
- 1920s
1920s
170 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 170 births (27% of all-time use).
How Pleasant compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pleasant's total volume
Pleasant by state
Where Pleasant concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Pleasant's decade-level peak was the 1920s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Pleasants (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pleasant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
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, 1880–1962 (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 Pleasant 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.