Preston

Given to 123,757 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −34% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#9457
recorded as girls
#299
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,141
girls 10 · boys 1,131
Peak year
2007
3,797 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
123,757
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Preston was most popular in 2007, when 3,797 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,131 babies were named Preston, ranking #299 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 34%.00.6251.251.8752.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2007 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Preston was most popular in 2007, when 3,797 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,131 babies were named Preston, ranking #299 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 34%.00.6251.251.8752.51880192019602000Peak 2007

Preston was most popular in 2007, when 3,797 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,131 babies were named Preston, ranking #299 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 34%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 10 9457 1,131 299
2024 18 6394 1,048 330
2023 17 6680 1,232 274
2022 16 6984 1,354 255
2021 22 5573 1,473 241
2020 19 6083 1,647 228
2019 19 6176 1,748 217
2018 13 8146 1,966 205
2017 21 5821 2,073 190
2016 24 5445 2,313 172
2015 19 6452 2,456 169
2014 20 6207 2,733 148
2013 15 7748 2,670 148
2012 14 8208 2,945 130
2011 21 6148 3,037 136
2010 15 7880 3,108 131
2009 11 9975 3,465 120
2008 13 8965 3,461 124
2007 17 7394 3,797 114
2006 13 8715 3,719 114
2005 16 7138 2,728 146
2004 21 5744 2,646 152
2003 14 7580 2,640 154
2002 17 6392 2,515 155
2001 18 6067 2,618 152
2000 24 4791 2,743 141
1999 10 8805 2,291 162
1998 14 6719 1,891 176
1997 16 5868 1,889 178
1996 6 11807 1,672 189
1995 13 6641 1,715 182
1994 9 8804 1,606 193
1993 15 5955 1,545 197
1992 11 7512 1,526 202
1991 10 7987 1,426 217
1990 9 8501 1,527 198
1989 9 8037 1,470 199
1988 15 5321 1,352 201
1987 9 7353 1,278 202
1986 12 5757 1,121 214
1985 7 8318 978 238
1984 6 9144 904 242
1983 11 5824 819 255
1982 5 10517 807 265
1981 9 6804 744 278
1980 5 10392 763 276
1979 5 10210 690 294
1978 <5 — 597 303
1977 9 6340 583 319
1976 7 7296 567 309
1975 <5 — 450 368
1974 7 6900 482 349
1973 6 7435 484 348
1972 6 7292 568 320
1971 8 6006 541 340
1970 <5 — 521 356
1969 <5 — 507 354
1968 8 5147 498 346
1967 6 6042 460 347
1966 <5 — 520 330
1965 <5 — 456 356
1964 8 5008 453 367
1963 5 6592 476 356
1962 <5 — 484 362
1961 <5 — 452 372
1960 <5 — 477 358
1959 <5 — 485 352
1958 <5 — 479 349
1957 <5 — 516 335
1956 <5 — 549 318
1955 5 5828 524 324
1954 5 5753 484 330
1953 5 5673 516 316
1952 5 5563 557 299
1951 <5 — 519 304
1950 <5 — 535 292
1949 <5 — 535 292
1948 <5 — 461 314
1947 6 4764 525 299
1946 <5 — 452 306
1945 <5 — 450 284
1944 <5 — 408 295
1943 <5 — 448 290
1942 6 4124 447 285
1941 <5 — 395 291
1940 <5 — 381 288
1939 <5 — 353 295
1938 <5 — 332 300
1937 <5 — 360 285
1936 <5 — 334 296
1935 <5 — 324 302
1934 <5 — 357 287
1933 <5 — 317 300
1932 <5 — 352 292
1931 <5 — 333 305
1930 10 2845 379 293
1929 5 4570 348 299
1928 <5 — 381 289
1927 <5 — 375 296
1926 <5 — 416 280
1925 <5 — 426 278
1924 5 5061 414 280
1923 <5 — 478 256
1922 <5 — 467 261
1921 5 5099 448 266
1920 <5 — 482 251
1919 <5 — 430 257
1918 5 4809 417 262
1917 8 3344 413 248
1916 6 3919 418 247
1915 <5 — 388 246
1914 <5 — 319 238
1913 <5 — 218 256
1912 <5 — 206 246
1911 <5 — 128 223
1910 <5 — 112 222
1909 <5 — 76 254
1908 <5 — 88 219
1907 <5 — 71 248
1906 <5 — 61 253
1905 <5 — 82 211
1904 <5 — 67 230
1903 <5 — 76 204
1902 <5 — 62 229
1901 <5 — 78 187
1900 <5 — 78 227
1899 <5 — 52 231
1898 <5 — 53 239
1897 <5 — 37 299
1896 <5 — 53 249
1895 <5 — 58 230
1894 <5 — 66 207
1893 <5 — 46 258
1892 <5 — 49 253
1891 <5 — 51 223
1890 <5 — 49 237
1889 <5 — 39 266
1888 <5 — 58 230
1887 <5 — 44 241
1886 <5 — 36 283
1885 <5 — 48 237
1884 <5 — 49 244
1883 <5 — 52 208
1882 <5 — 49 238
1881 <5 — 36 262
1880 <5 — 47 241

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Other spellings

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Where Preston is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years