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Preston Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Preston?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Preston, ranked the 205th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Preston has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 114, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 2006 and as recently as 2007 with 3,794 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Preston was 36 in 1886.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Preston occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1897-1900, 1907-1915, 1974-1980, 1981-1989, 1996-2000, and 2003-2006.

The popularity trend for Preston has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Preston lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Preston?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Preston is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Preston (Girl)Preston (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 13 8,439 1,954 205
2017 20 6,207 2,067 189
2016 24 5,559 2,309 172
2015 19 6,642 2,442 170
2014 20 6,380 2,728 148
2013 15 8,056 2,659 148
2012 14 8,522 2,937 131
2011 21 6,284 3,029 137
2010 15 8,189 3,104 131
2009 11 10,486 3,462 120
2008 13 9,360 3,459 124
2007 17 7,654 3,794 114
2006 13 9,138 3,716 114
2005 16 7,413 2,728 146
2004 21 5,915 2,646 152
2003 14 7,894 2,639 154
2002 17 6,620 2,515 155
2001 18 6,250 2,618 152
2000 24 4,928 2,743 142
1999 10 9,314 2,290 162
1998 14 6,997 1,891 176
1997 16 6,093 1,889 178
1996 6 13,038 1,667 189
1995 13 6,930 1,714 182
1994 9 9,392 1,607 193
1993 15 6,171 1,545 197
1992 11 7,895 1,526 202
1991 10 8,423 1,426 217
1990 9 9,021 1,527 198
1989 9 8,548 1,470 200
1988 15 5,521 1,352 201
1987 9 7,817 1,279 202
1986 12 6,049 1,121 214
1985 7 9,002 977 238
1984 6 9,998 904 242
1983 11 6,106 820 254
1982 5 11,774 807 266
1981 9 7,215 743 278
1980 5 11,639 764 276
1979 5 11,411 692 294
1978 < 5 -- 597 303
1977 9 6,721 583 320
1976 7 7,882 569 310
1975 < 5 -- 452 367
1974 7 7,456 481 349
1973 6 8,122 483 349
1972 6 7,958 570 321
1971 8 6,429 541 340
1970 < 5 -- 523 355
1969 < 5 -- 506 354
1968 8 5,507 498 347
1967 6 6,583 460 348
1966 < 5 -- 520 331
1965 < 5 -- 456 358
1964 8 5,350 451 369
1963 5 7,364 477 356
1962 < 5 -- 485 362
1961 < 5 -- 450 372
1960 < 5 -- 478 357
1959 < 5 -- 487 352
1958 < 5 -- 476 349
1957 < 5 -- 515 335
1956 < 5 -- 549 318
1955 5 6,495 524 324
1954 5 6,407 483 330
1953 5 6,322 516 316
1952 5 6,213 557 299
1951 < 5 -- 520 304
1950 < 5 -- 535 292
1949 < 5 -- 536 292
1948 < 5 -- 460 314
1947 6 5,158 525 299
1946 < 5 -- 453 306
1945 < 5 -- 449 284
1944 < 5 -- 409 295
1943 < 5 -- 447 293
1942 6 4,521 446 285
1941 < 5 -- 395 292
1940 < 5 -- 381 288
1939 < 5 -- 353 295
1938 < 5 -- 332 300
1937 < 5 -- 361 285
1936 < 5 -- 333 296
1935 < 5 -- 323 303
1934 < 5 -- 357 287
1933 < 5 -- 317 300
1932 < 5 -- 351 293
1931 < 5 -- 334 305
1930 10 3,012 379 293
1929 5 5,137 347 299
1928 < 5 -- 381 289
1927 < 5 -- 376 296
1926 < 5 -- 416 280
1925 < 5 -- 426 278
1924 5 5,727 414 280
1923 < 5 -- 478 257
1922 < 5 -- 467 261
1921 5 5,702 448 266
1920 < 5 -- 482 251
1919 < 5 -- 430 259
1918 5 5,430 417 262
1917 8 3,637 413 249
1916 6 4,300 418 247
1915 < 5 -- 388 246
1914 < 5 -- 319 238
1913 < 5 -- 218 256
1912 < 5 -- 206 246
1911 < 5 -- 128 226
1910 < 5 -- 112 222
1909 < 5 -- 76 257
1908 < 5 -- 88 222
1907 < 5 -- 71 251
1906 < 5 -- 61 254
1905 < 5 -- 82 211
1904 < 5 -- 67 232
1903 < 5 -- 76 205
1902 < 5 -- 62 230
1901 < 5 -- 78 190
1900 < 5 -- 78 227
1899 < 5 -- 52 232
1898 < 5 -- 53 243
1897 < 5 -- 37 305
1896 < 5 -- 53 252
1895 < 5 -- 58 233
1894 < 5 -- 66 208
1893 < 5 -- 46 261
1892 < 5 -- 49 255
1891 < 5 -- 51 225
1890 < 5 -- 49 242
1889 < 5 -- 39 270
1888 < 5 -- 58 232
1887 < 5 -- 44 243
1886 < 5 -- 36 287
1885 < 5 -- 48 238
1884 < 5 -- 49 246
1883 < 5 -- 52 211
1882 < 5 -- 49 241
1881 < 5 -- 36 266
1880 < 5 -- 47 243

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.