Given name
Pleshette
“an extravagent woman”
Pleshette is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “an extravagent woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an extravagent woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pleshette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 210
- 0 boys · 210 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 170 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pleshette’s family of names
Pleshette has a related form in Pleshet. Pleshette has a related form in Plesheta. Pleshette has a related form in Pleshete.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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