Preston Boy
How popular is Preston?
#299 boy name in 2025
1,131 baby boys were named Preston in the US in 2025, making it the 299th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Preston popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #299 for boys (▲ 31 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,131 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #169 in 2015, #228 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (3,797 boys) |
| Highest rank | #114 in 2006 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Preston counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Preston family of names ranked #297 for boys in 2025 (#317 the year before), with 1,139 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Preston | 1,131 | 99% |
| Prestyn | 8 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Preston is most popular
Babies named Preston per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 1.8 per 1,000 (102 boys)
- West Virginia: 1.8 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- Louisiana: 1.6 per 1,000 (162 boys)
- Alabama: 1.4 per 1,000 (148 boys)
- Kentucky: 1.3 per 1,000 (132 boys)
Preston by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 458 | #208 |
| 1890s | 514 | #207 |
| 1900s | 739 | #187 |
| 1910s | 3,049 | #222 |
| 1920s | 4,235 | #251 |
| 1930s | 3,441 | #285 |
| 1940s | 4,502 | #284 |
| 1950s | 5,164 | #292 |
| 1960s | 4,783 | #330 |
| 1970s | 5,483 | #294 |
| 1980s | 10,236 | #199 |
| 1990s | 17,088 | #162 |
| 2000s | 30,332 | #114 |
| 2010s | 25,049 | #130 |
| 2020s | 7,885 | #228 |
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Questions
- Is Preston a boy or girl name?
- Preston is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Preston were boys.
- How popular is the name Preston?
- 1,131 baby boys were named Preston in the US in 2025, making it the 299th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Preston most popular?
- Preston peaked in 2007, when 3,797 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #114, held for 2 years starting in 2006.
- How many people are named Preston?
- 123,757 babies have been named Preston in the US since 1880. We estimate about 104,933 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Preston most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Preston was most common in Mississippi, at 1.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.