Prentiss

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Prentiss is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 2,789 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 2,724 as boys and 65 as girls. Prentiss gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1943 and has since declined significantly. It is the #6,083 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	7
2023	6
2021	9
2019	8
2018	14
2017	8
2016	9
2015	10
2014	22
2013	7
2012	19
2011	8
2010	12
2009	16
2008	10
2007	13
2006	10
2005	13
2004	13
2003	12
2002	8
2001	7
2000	14
1999	15
1998	19
1997	17
1996	12
1995	13
1994	12
1993	22
1992	21
1991	21
1990	27
1989	23
1988	30
1987	30
1986	23
1985	31
1984	22
1983	28
1982	37
1981	32
1980	39
1979	33
1978	39
1977	25
1976	21
1975	40
1974	21
1973	21
1972	35
1971	34
1970	40
1969	31
1968	26
1967	32
1966	35
1965	37
1964	40
1963	39
1962	23
1961	30
1960	28
1959	33
1958	32
1957	34
1956	37
1955	33
1954	28
1953	19
1952	44
1951	50
1950	40
1949	43
1948	34
1947	35
1946	30
1945	19
1944	25
1943	47
1942	38
1941	30
1940	27
1939	26
1938	23
1937	22
1936	26
1935	14
1934	30
1933	27
1932	31
1931	20
1930	36
1929	28
1928	23
1927	24
1926	31
1925	23
1924	27
1923	24
1922	28
1921	18
1920	28
1919	25
1918	23
1917	15
1916	24
1915	27
1914	25
1913	11
1912	14
1911	6
1910	10
1908	5
1907	9
1906	7
1905	6
1904	5
1902	5
1901	5
1900	5
1899	5
1895	6
1887	5