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Pleshette

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How to Pronounce Pleshette

Pronounced pluh-SHET /pləˈʃɛt/Medium

Meaning: Pleshette is a surname adopted as a girls' given name, its visibility owed to the actress Suzanne Pleshette. The surname has a French look, and the given-name use follows the mid-century fashion for borrowing a well-known figure's family name.Low

In 30 seconds: Pleshette is a surname-turned-given-name made familiar by actress Suzanne Pleshette; it saw brief use from the mid-sixties (said pluh-SHET).
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Origin LowAmerican, French
MeaningPleshette is a surname adopted as a girls' given name, its visibility owed to the actress Suzanne Pleshette. The surname has a French look, and the given-name use follows the mid-century fashion for borrowing a well-known figure's family name.
U.S. rank (1989)#11918 ↗ Rising
1989 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1972
Total births (all-time)≈ 210

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197219641989

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

Pleshette is a surname used as a girls' given name, carried into visibility by the actress Suzanne Pleshette. The French-looking surname gave parents an elegant, unusual choice; its use as a first name is a small mid-century echo of her fame.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year from the mid-nineteen-sixties into the eighties, then fading. A girl named Pleshette at its high point would be in her fifties now.

Did you know? The name Pleshette echoes actress Suzanne Pleshette, a television and film star whose distinctive surname parents borrowed as a first name.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Pleshette — Surname-name; visibility from actress Suzanne Pleshette

Variations

PleshetPlechette

Nicknames

PleshShette

Famous Bearers

  • ★Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008)
    American actress whose surname inspired the given name's brief use

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Suzette— a like French-flavored -ette name
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Pleshette mean?

It is a given name from the surname Pleshette, made familiar by actress Suzanne Pleshette.

How do you pronounce Pleshette?

It's said pluh-SHET /pləˈʃɛt/, two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Pleshette a boy or girl name?

Pleshette is used as a girl's name.

Is Pleshette a popular name?

No, it has always been rare, a surname used as a first name for only a few girls a year.

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