Boys' name · since 1880

Ples

388 babies named Ples in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,186 of 45,481
all-time among boys
388
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

388 boys have been named Ples since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Ples has 388 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1965.

  • #9,186 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 388 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ples ranks #9,186 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 388 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#9,186 of 45,481
all-time among boys
388
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ples's 388 recorded births place it above 79.78% 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.

Ples's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ples's full recorded timeline at 1924, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ples popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1965

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1917)
16
Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
05101520 188018891903191819251935194419561965 5

Ples by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 22% of the file).

1920s was Ples's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Ples births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (22% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ples? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 388 babies named Ples. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,186 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1965. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 16 births.
Where does Ples sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ples ranks #9,186 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 Ples most popular? ▼
Ples was most popular in the 1920s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Ples been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ples since 1880 -- 86 years through the most recent 1965 data.
What names are similar to Ples? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pleas, Pleasant, Plez, Pledger, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ples's data

  • Ples's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ples

Nearby Names Like Ples

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ples

Pleas Boy
831 births
Pleasant Boy
629 births
Plez Boy
106 births
Pledger Boy
24 births
Pleze Boy
6 births

Compare Ples side by side: Ples vs Pleas Ples vs Pleasant Ples vs Plez

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ples: 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, 1880–1965 (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 Ples 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.