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Blease

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Blease

Pronounced BLEEZ /ˈbliːz/Medium

Meaning: Blease is an English surname pressed into use as a first name; the surname most likely derives from a medieval nickname tied to Old English blithe meaning cheerful, though other origins are possible.Low

In 30 seconds: Blease is a rare boys' name taken from an English surname, likely rooted in a word for cheerful. Said BLEEZ, it appeared for a handful of United States boys in the early twentieth century.
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Origin LowEnglish, American
MeaningBlease is an English surname pressed into use as a first name; the surname most likely derives from a medieval nickname tied to Old English blithe meaning cheerful, though other origins are possible.
U.S. rank (1961)#2917 ↗ Rising
1961 U.S. births9 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1913
Total births (all-time)≈ 201

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191319111961

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Blease reached a small number of boys in the early twentieth century, with a quiet high around 1913. Its use as a first name coincided with the public career of politician Coleman Blease, a common pattern in which a well-known surname is borrowed for sons.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak, and reads as a surname-honoring choice of its moment. A boy named Blease then would be past a hundred today. The name stayed a Southern regional curiosity and has not returned.

Did you know? The name's brief visibility owes much to Coleman Blease, a South Carolina governor and United States senator whose prominence in the nineteen-tens put the surname in the news.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Blease — English surname as given name; likely from Old English blithe, cheerful; cf. politician Coleman Blease

Variations

BleeseBlaiseBleaze

Nicknames

BleeBeeLee

Famous Bearers

  • ★Coleman Blease (1868-1942)
    American politician, governor and United States senator from South Carolina

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Blease mean?

It comes from an English surname used as a given name, likely rooted in Old English blithe meaning cheerful or gentle.

How do you pronounce Blease?

It is said BLEEZ /ˈbliːz/, one syllable.

Is Blease a boy or girl name?

Blease is recorded here as a boy's name, though it is chiefly a surname.

How popular is Blease?

It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at a small peak in the early nineteen-tens.

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