Preston

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Preston is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 122,600 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 121,812 as boys and 788 as girls. Preston gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2007 and has since declined significantly. It is the #598 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,062
2023 1,247
2022 1,369
2021 1,494
2020 1,665
2019 1,767
2018 1,979
2017 2,094
2016 2,337
2015 2,474
2014 2,753
2013 2,683
2012 2,958
2011 3,057
2010 3,122
2009 3,474
2008 3,474
2007 3,813
2006 3,732
2005 2,744
2004 2,667
2003 2,654
2002 2,532
2001 2,636
2000 2,767
1999 2,301
1998 1,905
1997 1,905
1996 1,678
1995 1,728
1994 1,615
1993 1,560
1992 1,539
1991 1,436
1990 1,536
1989 1,479
1988 1,367
1987 1,287
1986 1,133
1985 985
1984 910
1983 830
1982 812
1981 753
1980 768
1979 695
1978 597
1977 592
1976 574
1975 450
1974 489
1973 490
1972 574
1971 548
1970 522
1969 507
1968 506
1967 466
1966 520
1965 456
1964 461
1963 481
1962 484
1961 451
1960 478
1959 485
1958 479
1957 516
1956 549
1955 529
1954 489
1953 521
1952 562
1951 519
1950 535
1949 535
1948 461
1947 531
1946 452
1945 450
1944 408
1943 448
1942 453
1941 395
1940 381
1939 353
1938 332
1937 360
1936 334
1935 324
1934 357
1933 317
1932 352
1931 333
1930 389
1929 353
1928 381
1927 375
1926 416
1925 426
1924 419
1923 478
1922 467
1921 453
1920 482
1919 430
1918 422
1917 421
1916 424
1915 388
1914 319
1913 218
1912 206
1911 128
1910 112
1909 76
1908 88
1907 71
1906 61
1905 82
1904 67
1903 76
1902 62
1901 78
1900 78
1899 52
1898 53
1897 37
1896 53
1895 58
1894 66
1893 46
1892 49
1891 51
1890 49
1889 39
1888 58
1887 44
1886 36
1885 48
1884 49
1883 52
1882 49
1881 36
1880 47