Pleasant*
#5,960 most common boys' name of all time · #14,831 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1880–2013 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#5,960
Rank overall
#14,831 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
65 of 146
All-time
702
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1921 #1,835
Best rank
#439 1880
Girls
Boys
peak 25/yr
Pleasant is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1992 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1962 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,060 |
| 1961 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1958 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,962 |
| 1953 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,917 |
| 1951 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,859 |
| 1950 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,705 |
| 1948 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,698 |
| 1947 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,386 |
| 1945 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,367 |
| 1944 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,482 |
| 1943 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,746 |
| 1942 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,583 |
| 1941 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,157 |
| 1940 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,498 |
| 1939 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,623 |
| 1938 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 1937 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,696 |
| 1935 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,970 |
| 1934 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,707 |
| 1933 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,224 |
| 1932 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,003 |
| 1931 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,664 |
| 1930 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,300 |
| 1929 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 1928 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,058 |
| 1927 | — | 17 | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1926 | 5 | 16 | 21 | #1,989 |
| 1925 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,097 |
| 1924 | — | 22 | 22 | #1,679 |
| 1923 | — | 16 | 16 | #2,030 |
| 1922 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,887 |
| 1921 | 6 | 19 | 25 | #1,835 |
| 1920 | — | 21 | 21 | #1,698 |
| 1919 | 6 | 18 | 24 | #1,812 |
| 1918 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1917 | 7 | 15 | 22 | #1,999 |
| 1916 | 5 | 13 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1915 | 7 | 12 | 19 | #2,192 |
| 1914 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,287 |
| 1913 | — | 12 | 12 | #1,588 |
| 1912 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #2,292 |
| 1911 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,558 |
| 1908 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,228 |
| 1907 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,220 |
| 1904 | — | 7 | 7 | #976 |
| 1900 | — | 9 | 9 | #910 |
| 1898 | — | 7 | 7 | #901 |
| 1897 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,085 |
| 1896 | — | 7 | 7 | #910 |
| 1894 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #800 |
| 1893 | 5 | 12 | 17 | #583 |
| 1892 | — | 6 | 6 | #969 |
| 1891 | — | 5 | 5 | #982 |
| 1890 | 5 | 13 | 18 | #539 |
| 1888 | — | 8 | 8 | #764 |
| 1887 | — | 10 | 10 | #596 |
| 1886 | 5 | 12 | 17 | #547 |
| 1885 | — | 13 | 13 | #526 |
| 1884 | — | 6 | 6 | #865 |
| 1883 | — | 7 | 7 | #734 |
| 1882 | — | 13 | 13 | #518 |
| 1881 | — | 12 | 12 | #508 |
| 1880 | — | 17 | 17 | #439 |