Preston
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #299 for boys in 2025, 1,131 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2007 · 3,797 births
- Debut · boys
- 47 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 122,958since 1880
Preston over time
Rank among boys' names. Preston has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #299 | 1,131 |
| 2024 | #6,394 | 18 | #330 | 1,048 |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | #274 | 1,232 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #255 | 1,354 |
| 2021 | #5,573 | 22 | #241 | 1,473 |
| 2020 | #6,083 | 19 | #228 | 1,647 |
| 2019 | #6,176 | 19 | #217 | 1,748 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #205 | 1,966 |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | #190 | 2,073 |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | #172 | 2,313 |
| 2015 | #6,452 | 19 | #169 | 2,456 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #148 | 2,733 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #148 | 2,670 |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | #130 | 2,945 |
| 2011 | #6,148 | 21 | #136 | 3,037 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #131 | 3,108 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #120 | 3,465 |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 | #124 | 3,461 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | #114 | 3,797 |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 | #114 | 3,719 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #146 | 2,728 |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | #152 | 2,646 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #154 | 2,640 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #155 | 2,515 |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | #152 | 2,618 |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | #141 | 2,743 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #162 | 2,291 |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | #176 | 1,891 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #178 | 1,889 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #189 | 1,672 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #182 | 1,715 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #193 | 1,606 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #197 | 1,545 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #202 | 1,526 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #217 | 1,426 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #198 | 1,527 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #199 | 1,470 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #201 | 1,352 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #202 | 1,278 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #214 | 1,121 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #238 | 978 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #242 | 904 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #255 | 819 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #265 | 807 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #278 | 744 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #276 | 763 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #294 | 690 |
| 1978 | — | #303 | 597 | |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #319 | 583 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #309 | 567 |
| 1975 | — | #368 | 450 | |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #349 | 482 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #348 | 484 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #320 | 568 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #340 | 541 |
| 1970 | — | #356 | 521 | |
| 1969 | — | #354 | 507 | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #346 | 498 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #347 | 460 |
| 1966 | — | #330 | 520 | |
| 1965 | — | #356 | 456 | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #367 | 453 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #356 | 476 |
| 1962 | — | #362 | 484 | |
| 1961 | — | #372 | 452 | |
| 1960 | — | #358 | 477 | |
| 1959 | — | #352 | 485 | |
| 1958 | — | #349 | 479 | |
| 1957 | — | #335 | 516 | |
| 1956 | — | #318 | 549 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #324 | 524 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #330 | 484 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #316 | 516 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #299 | 557 |
| 1951 | — | #304 | 519 | |
| 1950 | — | #292 | 535 | |
| 1949 | — | #292 | 535 | |
| 1948 | — | #314 | 461 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #299 | 525 |
| 1946 | — | #306 | 452 | |
| 1945 | — | #284 | 450 | |
| 1944 | — | #295 | 408 | |
| 1943 | — | #290 | 448 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #285 | 447 |
| 1941 | — | #291 | 395 | |
| 1940 | — | #288 | 381 | |
| 1939 | — | #295 | 353 | |
| 1938 | — | #300 | 332 | |
| 1937 | — | #285 | 360 | |
| 1936 | — | #296 | 334 | |
| 1935 | — | #302 | 324 | |
| 1934 | — | #287 | 357 | |
| 1933 | — | #300 | 317 | |
| 1932 | — | #292 | 352 | |
| 1931 | — | #305 | 333 | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #293 | 379 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #299 | 348 |
| 1928 | — | #289 | 381 | |
| 1927 | — | #296 | 375 | |
| 1926 | — | #280 | 416 | |
| 1925 | — | #278 | 426 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #280 | 414 |
| 1923 | — | #256 | 478 | |
| 1922 | — | #261 | 467 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #266 | 448 |
| 1920 | — | #251 | 482 | |
| 1919 | — | #257 | 430 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #262 | 417 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #248 | 413 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #247 | 418 |
| 1915 | — | #246 | 388 | |
| 1914 | — | #238 | 319 | |
| 1913 | — | #256 | 218 | |
| 1912 | — | #246 | 206 | |
| 1911 | — | #223 | 128 | |
| 1910 | — | #222 | 112 | |
| 1909 | — | #254 | 76 | |
| 1908 | — | #219 | 88 | |
| 1907 | — | #248 | 71 | |
| 1906 | — | #253 | 61 | |
| 1905 | — | #211 | 82 | |
| 1904 | — | #230 | 67 | |
| 1903 | — | #204 | 76 | |
| 1902 | — | #229 | 62 | |
| 1901 | — | #187 | 78 | |
| 1900 | — | #227 | 78 | |
| 1899 | — | #231 | 52 | |
| 1898 | — | #239 | 53 | |
| 1897 | — | #299 | 37 | |
| 1896 | — | #249 | 53 | |
| 1895 | — | #230 | 58 | |
| 1894 | — | #207 | 66 | |
| 1893 | — | #258 | 46 | |
| 1892 | — | #253 | 49 | |
| 1891 | — | #223 | 51 | |
| 1890 | — | #237 | 49 | |
| 1889 | — | #266 | 39 | |
| 1888 | — | #230 | 58 | |
| 1887 | — | #241 | 44 | |
| 1886 | — | #283 | 36 | |
| 1885 | — | #237 | 48 | |
| 1884 | — | #244 | 49 | |
| 1883 | — | #208 | 52 | |
| 1882 | — | #238 | 49 | |
| 1881 | — | #262 | 36 | |
| 1880 | — | #241 | 47 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Preston was already there! It came in at #241, and was given to 47 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 53 boys a year got the name.
Where Preston is popular in 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#78 · 1 in 283
- Utah#93 · 1 in 360
- Nebraska#99 · 1 in 460
- Oklahoma#110 · 1 in 530
- Arkansas#111 · 1 in 483
Best ever in a state: #35 in Delaware, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #78 | 15 | 1 in 283 |
| Utah | #93 | 46 | 1 in 360 |
| Nebraska | #99 | 23 | 1 in 460 |
| Oklahoma | #110 | 39 | 1 in 530 |
| Arkansas | #111 | 31 | 1 in 483 |
| Tennessee | #116 | 57 | 1 in 620 |
| Kansas | #117 | 27 | 1 in 596 |
| Wyoming | #125 | 5 | 1 in 471 |
| North Carolina | #127 | 61 | 1 in 755 |
| Idaho | #132 | 11 | 1 in 628 |
| Arizona | #137 | 46 | 1 in 661 |
| Alabama | #139 | 36 | 1 in 733 |
| South Carolina | #139 | 31 | 1 in 750 |
| Georgia | #140 | 64 | 1 in 760 |
| Missouri | #147 | 40 | 1 in 932 |
| Montana | #148 | 6 | 1 in 736 |
| South Dakota | #148 | 6 | 1 in 758 |
| Hawaii | #158 | 10 | 1 in 696 |
| Delaware | #160 | 5 | 1 in 937 |
| New Hampshire | #160 | 5 | 1 in 1,431 |
| Colorado | #161 | 25 | 1 in 970 |
| Texas | #166 | 185 | 1 in 828 |
| Kentucky | #170 | 20 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Nevada | #170 | 10 | 1 in 917 |
| Washington | #170 | 34 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Minnesota | #171 | 23 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Iowa | #172 | 16 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Oregon | #185 | 17 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Ohio | #188 | 55 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Indiana | #192 | 28 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Mississippi | #194 | 18 | 1 in 931 |
| Virginia | #199 | 30 | 1 in 1,403 |
| Wisconsin | #203 | 20 | 1 in 1,637 |
| New Mexico | #206 | 11 | 1 in 1,044 |
| District of Columbia | #237 | 7 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Louisiana | #242 | 24 | 1 in 1,291 |
| Florida | #248 | 54 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Connecticut | #282 | 8 | 1 in 2,695 |
| Michigan | #285 | 29 | 1 in 2,369 |
| Illinois | #291 | 41 | 1 in 2,134 |
| Maryland | #291 | 14 | 1 in 2,335 |
| Pennsylvania | #313 | 26 | 1 in 3,087 |
| New Jersey | #332 | 18 | 1 in 2,968 |
| California | #345 | 105 | 1 in 2,741 |
| Massachusetts | #365 | 9 | 1 in 4,614 |
| New York | #514 | 25 | 1 in 5,377 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Preston
- 31 spots since 2024 (#330 → #299)
- 71 spots since 2020 (#228 → #299)
- 130 spots since 2015 (#169 → #299)
- Biggest jump: 60 spots in 1898 (#299 → #239)
- Biggest drop: 56 spots in 2024 (#274 → #330)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2007 at #114 (3,797 births)
- Births halved by 2019, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 547 boys born in 2007 were named Preston (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,510 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- 24.7% of all boys named Preston (30,332) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 458 | #208 (1883) | #245 |
| 1890s | 514 | #207 (1894) | #243 |
| 1900s | 739 | #187 (1901) | #226 |
| 1910s | 3,049 | #222 (1910) | #245 |
| 1920s | 4,235 | #251 (1920) | #276 |
| 1930s | 3,441 | #285 (1937) | #296 |
| 1940s | 4,502 | #284 (1945) | #294 |
| 1950s | 5,164 | #292 (1950) | #322 |
| 1960s | 4,783 | #330 (1966) | #355 |
| 1970s | 5,483 | #294 (1979) | #331 |
| 1980s | 10,236 | #199 (1989) | #237 |
| 1990s | 17,088 | #162 (1999) | #189 |
| 2000s | 30,332 | #114 (2007) | #137 |
| 2010s | 25,049 | #130 (2012) | #165 |
| 2020s | 7,885 | #228 (2020) | #271 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Preston in 1991
Top girls' names in 1991
Top boys' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 187,501 of them was named Preston, which outranked 48.4% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,430Zahava11
- #7,430Zalika11
- #7,430Zaynab11
- #7,987Preston10
- #7,987Aarin10
- #7,987Aarion10
- #7,987Aarti10
- #8,588Adaline9
- #8,588Adama9
- #8,588Adelene9
Tied with 600 names at #7,987; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,417 of them was named Preston, which outranked 97.8% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.