Blease

BLEES /ˈbliːs/
boy 2 syllables fading

Blease is a very rare variant of Blaise that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Blease is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1961. Blease was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 1913 (20 births).

About the name Blease

PronunciationBLEES /ˈbliːs/
20peak births 1913
1911first in SSA data

Names similar to Blease

How popular is Blease?

Boys named Blease
1911192019301940195019601961
Boys named Blease per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1911–1961 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1961) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Blease total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19619—#2,916
19536—#3,464
19506—#3,359
19457—#2,767
19446—#3,139
19437—#2,992
19385—#3,575
19346—#3,323
19265—#4,270
19256—#3,785
19236—#3,863
19227—#3,568
192010—#2,791
191911—#2,524
19188—#3,135
19179—#2,755
191615—#1,965
191517—#1,714
191415—#1,613
191320—#1,148
191212—#1,428
19118—#1,300