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Preston name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Preston ranks #299 in male records (1,131 reported) and #9,944 in female records (10 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#9,944 · 10 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 8 female records (18 to 10); rank moved from #6,591 to #9,944.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 12 female records (22 to 10); rank moved from #5,700 to #9,944.
2025 male rank and count
#299 · 1,131 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 83 male records (1,048 to 1,131); rank moved from #330 to #299.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 342 male records (1,473 to 1,131); rank moved from #241 to #299.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,313 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Preston becoming more popular?

Preston's reported male count increased by 83 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #330 to #299. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Preston in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PrestonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,3130201620252016: 24 female records2017: 21 female records2018: 13 female records2019: 19 female records2020: 19 female records2021: 22 female records2022: 16 female records2023: 17 female records2024: 18 female records2025: 10 female records2016: 2,313 male records2017: 2,073 male records2018: 1,966 male records2019: 1,748 male records2020: 1,647 male records2021: 1,473 male records2022: 1,354 male records2023: 1,232 male records2024: 1,048 male records2025: 1,131 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025109,9441,131299
2024186,5911,048330
2023176,8661,232274
2022167,2171,354255
2021225,7001,473241
2020196,2721,647228
2019196,3641,748217
2018138,5011,966205
2017215,9902,073190
2016245,5712,313172

Questions about Preston’s popularity

How common is Preston in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Preston ranks #299 in male records (1,131 reported) and #9,944 in female records (10 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Preston?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Preston only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Preston creates a match.

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