The baby name Plas is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /plɑs/ (Welsh, "plahs"),/plæs/ (English, "plass").
Plas is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Plas is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /plɑs/ (Welsh, "plahs"),/plæs/ (English, "plass").
Plas is Welsh in Origin.
Derived from Welsh "plas" meaning "mansion, manor," a loan from Anglo-Norman/Old French "place," ultimately from Latin "platea." It is mirrored in Scottish Gaelic as "plàs" with the same sense. In Dutch, "plas" denotes "pond, lake; puddle," from an imitative root related to "splash/plash." The name therefore blends images of a stately home and calm water.
Usage as a given name is very rare and largely modern, emerging from place-names (e.g., Welsh estates titled Plas Newydd) and Dutch surnames (e.g., Van der Plas) repurposed as streamlined first names. It is typically unisex and appreciated for its crisp, one-syllable profile. Variants and related forms include Plàs (Gaelic) and Plass (Anglicized/surnominal spelling); surnominal compounds like Van der Plas or De Plas mark the same root. Comparable names by sense include Manor, Hall, Mere, and Loch.
Plas is a rare find. Across 23 countries, we found 58 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #615 | 8 | 9,244 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Plas is popular in 23 countries — most recent births per country:
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