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Boy name

Ples

100% boys · last recorded 1965

Ples has been given to about 388 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 97
Median age today82 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ples per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1917 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time388

How popular is Ples?

Its best year was 1917, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 1965th. The typical living American called Ples is about 82 years old today.

Names that sound like Ples

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Myles0.70
  2. Miles0.62
  3. Jules0.62
  4. Wes0.62
  5. Giles0.62
  6. Niles0.62
  7. Ares0.55
  8. Ulysses0.54

Middle names for Ples

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ples Thomas0.74
  2. Ples Cole0.73
  3. Ples Wilder0.72
  4. Ples James0.58
  5. Ples John0.55
  6. Ples Blake0.54

Sibling names for Ples

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.69
  2. Luellasister · 0.68
  3. Lottiesister · 0.67
  4. Cleoeither · 0.66
  5. Archiebrother · 0.63
  6. Hughbrother · 0.62

Where Ples is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ples Anderson0.73
    2. Ples Allen0.73
    3. Ples Adams0.73
    4. Ples Evans0.70
    5. Ples Edwards0.70
    6. Ples Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ples

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.