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Pleasant

♂ Boy

Pronounced PLEZ-ent /ˈplɛz.ənt/Medium

Meaning: Pleasant is the ordinary English word 'pleasant,' meaning 'agreeable, giving delight,' adopted as a given name in the virtue-name tradition also seen in names like Amity and Verity. From Old French plaisant, it expressed a hope that the child would be a source of gladness.Low

In 30 seconds: Pleasant is the English word 'pleasant,' used as a warm virtue name. It dates to the 1880s and was always rare (said PLEZ-ent).
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MeaningPleasant is the ordinary English word 'pleasant,' meaning 'agreeable, giving delight,' adopted as a given name in the virtue-name tradition also seen in names like Amity and Verity. From Old French plaisant, it expressed a hope that the child would be a source of gladness.
U.S. rank (1962)#4483 ↘ Falling
1962 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1924
Total births (all-time)≈ 629

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192418801962

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

Pleasant is the English adjective 'pleasant,' from Old French plaisant, 'agreeable,' taken up as a given name in the American virtue-name tradition. It appears in United States records from the 1880s, in the same spirit as Amity and Verity, and reached its modest high around 1924. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak.

A man named Pleasant at that peak would be from a great-grandparent generation now, and the name reads as a warm, old-fashioned virtue choice with a genuinely kind meaning. It faded through the mid-twentieth century and has not revived, though its sunny sense keeps it a charming piece of naming history.

Did you know? Pleasant is a virtue name in the plainest sense: it is simply the word 'pleasant,' given as a wish that a child would bring gladness.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Pleasant — English word 'pleasant' (Old French plaisant); virtue/word-name tradition.

Variations

PleasancePlesant

Nicknames

Pleas

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Pleasant mean?

It is the English word 'pleasant,' meaning 'agreeable, giving delight,' used as a virtue name.

How do you pronounce Pleasant?

It's said PLEZ-ent /ˈplɛz.ənt/, 2 syllables, stress on the first.

Is Pleasant a boy or girl name?

Pleasant is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Pleasant?

It has always been rare, a virtue name that appeared in the eighteen-eighties and was given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.

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